Panretinal photocoagulation versus intravitreal injection of bevacizumab as a preoperative adjuvant before vitrectomy in the management of proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Background Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) characterized by neovascularization of the optic disk, retina, and/or iris may be an aberrant attempt to alleviate hypoxia in eyes with severe capillary closure or other retinal ischemia. The new vessels grow perpendicular to the plane of the retin...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jmsr.eg.net/article.asp?issn=2537-091X;year=2019;volume=2;issue=2;spage=157;epage=167;aulast=Ahmed |