Argon Laser Photocoagulation for Senile Macular Degeneration: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 1982, Pages 912-918

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AGED; AGING; ARGON LASER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUSEN; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; THERAPY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; LASERS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MIDDLE AGE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0020027985     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1982.01030030920003     Document Type: Article

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