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Predominantly hemorrhagic choroidal neovascular lesion from exsudative age-related macular degeneration treated with intravitreal ranibizumab therapy

Lesão neovascular predominantemente hemorrágica da degeneração macular relacionada à idade, tratada com ranibizumab intravítrea

The authors relate a predominantly hemorrhagic choroidal neovascular lesion from neovascular. Age-related macular degeneration patient case treated with intravitreal ranibizumab therapy. Monthly ranibizumab (six intravitreal injections) displayed a promising response but this limited report is insufficient to guarantee the indication for all predominantly hemorrhagic choroidal neovascular lesion from neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Further studies will be necessary for complete validation of our results for all predominantly hemorrhagic choroidal neovascular lesions from CNV due to AMD.

Macular degeneration; Choroidal neovascularization; Angiogenesis inhibitors; Antibodies monoclonal; Case reports


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