Decreased choriocapillaris perfusion following surgical excision of choroidal neovascular membranes in age-related macular degeneration

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 481-489

  Nasir, Ma'an A ^b   Sugino, Ilene ^a   Zarbin, Marco A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CHOROID CAPILLARY LAYER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PERFUSION; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030746588     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.6.481     Document Type: Article

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