Complete Resolution of a Giant Pigment Epithelial Detachment Secondary to Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration after a Single Intravitreal Ranibizumab (Lucentis) Injection: Results Documented by Optical Coherence Tomography

Complete Resolution of a Giant Pigment Epithelial Detachment Secondary to Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration after a Single Intravitreal Ranibizumab (Lucentis) Injection: Results Documented by Optical Coherence Tomography

Aim:To describe a patient with a giant pigment epithelial detachment (PED) secondary to exudative age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) successfully treated with a single intravitreal ranibizumab (Lucentis) injection (0.5 mg/0.05 ml).Methods:An 89-year-old woman presented with a six-day history of...

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Main Authors: Eleni Loukianou, Nacima Kisma, Robin Hamilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-12-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Age-related macular degeneration
Anti-VEGF
Pigment epithelial detachment
Ranibizumab (Lucentis)
Retinal pigment epithelium rip
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/321730

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