Laser photocoagulation to treat macular soft drusen in age-related macular degeneration

Retina

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 391-396

  Figueroa, Marta S ^a   Regueras, Angel ^a   Bertrand, Josefina ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Laser photocogulation; Soft drusen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUSEN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL DRUSEN; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0028630566     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: 15392864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199414050-00001     Document Type: Article

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