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Vascular endothelial growth factor gene and the response to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment for choroidal neovascularization in high myopia.
Ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2014
Miyake Masahiro, Yamashiro Kenji, Akagi-Kurashige Yumiko, Kumagai Kyoko, Nakata Isao, Nakanishi Hideo, Oishi Akio, Tsujikawa Akitaka, Yamada Ryo, Matsuda Fumihiko, Yoshimura Nagahisa
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PURPOSE: To investigate the association between the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphism and the response to anti-VEGF treatment for choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in highly myopic eyes. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 357 unrelated highly myopic Japanese patients with axial lengths ≥26.0 mm in both eyes were eligible, and 83 patients who received anti-VEGF...
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