Aflibercept in Clinical Practice
Authors:
J. Bajaček; A. Bieliková
Authors‘ workplace:
Oftalmologická klinika, Ústredná vojenská nemocnica SNP-FN, Ružomberok, prednostka kliniky MUDr. Bieliková Anna, PhD.
Published in:
Čes. a slov. Oftal., 71, 2015, No. 2, p. 101-108
Category:
Original Article
Overview
In this article we have tried to evaluate first clinical experience with the effectiveness and safety of aflibercept in the treatment of the wet form of age related macular degeneration in all types of subretinal neovascular membranes for the period of the first 10 months of treatment in our clinic.
Key words:
aflibercept, wet age related macular degeneration, subretinal neovascular membrane
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