American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 5 , Pages 692-700.e1 , November 2010

Intravitreal Ranibizumab for Choroidal Neovascularization in Angioid Streaks

  • Gerard Mimoun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Intercommunal de Créteil, Faculté de Médecine Henri Mondor, University of Paris XII Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
    • Centre Ophtalmologique d'Imagerie de l'Ecole Militaire, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Julien Tilleul

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Intercommunal de Créteil, Faculté de Médecine Henri Mondor, University of Paris XII Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
    • ,
  • Anita Leys

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital St. Rafael, Leuven, Belgium
    • ,
  • Gabriel Coscas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Intercommunal de Créteil, Faculté de Médecine Henri Mondor, University of Paris XII Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
    • ,
  • Gisele Soubrane

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Intercommunal de Créteil, Faculté de Médecine Henri Mondor, University of Paris XII Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
    • ,
  • Eric H. Souied

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Intercommunal de Créteil, Faculté de Médecine Henri Mondor, University of Paris XII Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Eric H. Souied, Department of Ophthalmology, Hopital Intercommunal de Créteil, 40 avenue de Verdun, 94000, Créteil, France

,Accepted 2 June 2010.

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PII: S0002-9394(10)00407-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.06.004

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 5 , Pages 692-700.e1 , November 2010

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