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ArticleBMJ case reports2014

Intravitreal ranibizumab for bilateral choroidal neovascularisation in a patient with angioid streaks.

Ihsan Yilmaz, Abdullah Ozkaya, Zeynep Alkin, Ahmet Taylan Yazici

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ihsan YilmazDepartment of Retina, Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8251-2891
Abdullah OzkayaBeyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Zeynep AlkinBeyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ahmet Taylan YaziciBeyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Angioid streaks are described as irregular lines deep into the retina, configured in a radiating fashion which results from breaks in Bruch's membrane. Optic nerve head drusen are acellular, globular deposits located within the optic nerve head. Angioid streaks and optic nerve head drusen may coexist in patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Both disorders may cause choroidal neovascularisation. In this case report we aimed to present a 48-year-old man with pseudoxanthoma elasticum. The patient had bilateral choroidal neovascularisation secondary to angioid streaks and was treated with intravitreal ranibizumab injections. Visual acuity was increased and maintained at the same level during the follow-up time. There was no complication related to the injection.

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Angioid StreaksAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedChoroidal NeovascularizationDiagnosis, DifferentialFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMaleMiddle AgedRanibizumabTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual AcuityAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedRanibizumab

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PMID25073527
PMCPMC4120027

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