Role of combined cataract surgery and intravitreal bevacizumab injection in preventing progression of diabetic retinopathy

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Authors

Rizwan A. Cheema · Dhahran Health Center

Mahdi M. Al-Mubarak · Riverview Psychiatric Center

Yasir M. Amin · Riverview Psychiatric Center

Maheera A. Cheema · Riverview Psychiatric Center

Abstract

Intravitreal administration of 1.25 mg bevacizumab at the time of cataract surgery was safe and effective in preventing the progression of DR and diabetic maculopathy in patients with cataract and DR.

Topics & Keywords

Retinal Diseases and Treatments Retinal Imaging and Analysis Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery

Volume 35, Issue 1, pp. 18-25

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.09.019

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