Prophylactic perifoveal laser treatment of soft drusen

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-26

  Sarks, Shirley H ^a,d   Arnold, Jennifer J ^b   Sarks, John P ^a   Gillies, Mark C ^c   Walter, Clement J ^d  

^a BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Creteil University Eye Clinic   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

age related macular degeneration; choroidal neovascularisation; perifoveal laser photocoagulation; prophylaxis; soft drusen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUSEN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0030007010     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1996.tb01546.x     Document Type: Article

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