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Review
. 2011 Summer;51(3):27-36.
doi: 10.1097/IIO.0b013e31821e5960.

Medical and surgical treatment of neovascular glaucoma

Lisa C Olmos, Richard K Lee
Review

Medical and surgical treatment of neovascular glaucoma

Lisa C Olmos et al. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2011 Summer.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
NVG with florid NVI and ectropion uveae
Figure 2
Figure 2
Status post GDI surgery for NVG. Note the presence of hyphema.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Iris fluorscein angiography showing rapid of NVI after administration of Bevacizumab
Figure 4
Figure 4
Proposed Treatment Algorithm for Neovascular Glaucoma
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