A comparison of cryotherapy versus diode laser retinopexy in 100 consecutive infants treated for threshold retinopathy of prematurity

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 360-364

  McGregor, M L ^a,b   Wherley, A J ^b   Fellows, R R ^a   Bremer, D L ^a,b   Rogers, G L ^a,b   Letson, A D ^a,b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LASER COAGULATION; NEWBORN; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CRYOTHERAPY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER COAGULATION; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032274215     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-8531(98)90035-0     Document Type: Article

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