Feeder vessel photocoagulation of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 662-669

  Shiraga, Fumio ^a   Ojima, Yumi ^a   Matsuo, Toshihiko ^a   Takasu, Ippei ^a   Matsuo, Nobuhiko ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DYE LASER; HUMAN; INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY; LASER COAGULATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031895225     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)94021-0     Document Type: Article

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