Treatment of presumed iris melanoma in dogs by diode laser photocoagulation: 23 Cases

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 217-225

  Cook, Cynthia S ^a   Wilkie, David A ^b  

^a Southfields Veterinary Specialists Part of Linnaeus Veterinary Limited   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Dog; Iris melanoma; Photocoagulation

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0000502779     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-5224.1999.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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