Grid photocoagulation improves reading ability in diffuse diabetic macular oedema

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 288-296

  Mc Naught, E I ^a   Foulds, W S ^b   Allan, D ^c  

^a Law Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b West of Scotland Health Boards'   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; METHODOLOGY; READING; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EDEMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; LIGHT COAGULATION; MACULA LUTEA; MIDDLE AGE; READING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0023786962     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1988.55     Document Type: Article

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