Laser treatment of retinal diseases by subthreshold laser effects

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-26

  Roider, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER COAGULATION; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA;

EID: 0032930961     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820539909056059     Document Type: Article

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