Visual outcomes after laser photocoagulation for threshold retinopathy of prematurity

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1734-1738

  Connolly, Brian P ^a,b   McNamara, J Arch ^a   Regillo, Carl D ^a   Tasman, William ^a   Sharma, Sanjay ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Retina Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MYOPIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA SURGERY; RETINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033498049     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)90343-3     Document Type: Article

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