Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv für klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie
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Graefes Arch. Clin. Exp. Ophthalmol. · Oct 2010
Elevated vascular endothelial growth factor level in Coats' disease and possible therapeutic role of bevacizumab.
To compare intraocular vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) level in patients with and without Coats' disease, and to report a case of Coats' disease that responded to intravitreal injection of bevacizumab. ⋯ Coats' disease is associated with increased intraocular VEGF level. Bevacizumab may be a valuable adjunctive treatment for Coats' disease.