Dynamic retinal vessel response to flicker in age‐related macular degeneration patients before and after vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor injection

Purpose:  Retinal vessel responses to flickering light are different in various systemic and ocular diseases and can be improved after successful therapy. We investigated retinal vessel response to flickering light in age‐related macular degeneration (AMD) patients before and after treatment with a single intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin®) injection.

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