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Switching therapy from bevacizumab to aflibercept for the management of persistent diabetic macular edema

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Medicine Cluj-Napoca/Romania, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Dan Călugăru & Mihai Călugăru

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Călugăru, D., Călugăru, M. Switching therapy from bevacizumab to aflibercept for the management of persistent diabetic macular edema. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 255, 1451–1452 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-017-3669-y

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