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Technique of Anti-VEGF Injection

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This chapter is about the technique of anti-VEGF injection. The needle and syringe, the volume of medication and anaesthesia are described. Then how to inject at the bedside and how to inject in the operation room with the microscope are explained in detail. A video is included.

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  1. Ophthalmology, University of Uppsala Ophthalmology, Uppsala, Sweden

    Ulrich Spandau

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea

    Sang Jin Kim

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Injection of Lucentis for ROP (WMV 9025 kb)

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Spandau, U., Kim, S.J. (2019). Technique of Anti-VEGF Injection. In: Pediatric Retinal Vascular Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13701-4_16

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13701-4_16

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-030-13700-7

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