When and how to do a grid laser for diabetic macular edema

Documenta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 415-419

  Bandello, Francesco ^a   Lanzetta, Paolo ^a   Menchini, Ugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Grid laser treatment; Krypton

Indexed keywords

BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033288479     PISSN: 00124486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1002499920673     Document Type: Article

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