Comparative effects of argon green and krypton red laser photocoagulation for patients with diabetic exudative maculopathy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 319-322

  Khairallah, Moncef ^a   Brahim, Raoudha ^a   Allagui, Mohamed ^a   Chachia, Nejib ^a  

^a FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AGED; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KRYPTON LASER; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0029976306     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.4.319     Document Type: Article

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