Incidence of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Tears and Associated Risk Factors After Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections.

CONCLUSION: Critical risk factors for RPE tears are presence of PED as well as advanced age. Visual improvement appears to depend more on the extent and location of the RPE tear and less on the PED height. PMID: 25674188 [PubMed]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25674188?dopt=Abstract

Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal - June 6, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Open Ophthalmol J Source Type: research

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