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Zaytseva O.V.

Helmholtz National Medical Research Center of Eye Diseases;
A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry

Neroeva N.V.

Helmholtz National Medical Research Center of Eye Diseases

Okhotsimskaya T.D.

Helmholtz National Medical Research Center of Eye Diseases

Bobykin E.V.

Ural State Medical University

Anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: causes of incomplete response

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Zaytseva O.V., Neroeva N.V., Okhotsimskaya T.D., Bobykin E.V.

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Journal: Russian Annals of Ophthalmology. 2021;137(5): 152‑159

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To cite this article:

Zaytseva OV, Neroeva NV, Okhotsimskaya TD, Bobykin EV. Anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: causes of incomplete response. Russian Annals of Ophthalmology. 2021;137(5):152‑159. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/oftalma2021137051152

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