在单方面注射Aflibercept后,双边改善与年龄相关的黄斑变性

Muhammad Irfan Karamat1, Hira Saleem1, Minahil Khakwani2

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Jinnah Hospital, Allama Shabbir Ahmad Usmani Road, Lahore, Punjab, 54550, Pakistan.

BMC ophthalmology
|December 5, 2024
PubMed
概括

在巴基斯坦观察到一种罕见的"同眼效应",与阿弗利塞普治疗与年龄相关的黄斑变性 (AMD). 这表明在资源有限的环境中,双边AMD的潜在成本节约策略.

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