Clinicopathologic correlation of submacular membranectomy with retention of good vision in a patient with age-related macular degeneration

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 480-487

  Rosa Jr , Robert H ^a   Thomas, Matthew A ^b   Green, W Richard ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Retina Consultants Ltd   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KRYPTON LASER; LASER COAGULATION; MICROSCOPY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA SURGERY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0029871555     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1996.01100130476025     Document Type: Article

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