The effect of the surgeon and the laser wavelength on the response to focal photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-248

  Browning, David J ^a,c   Antoszyk, Andrew N ^a,b  

^a Charlotte Eye   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KRYPTON LASER; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0033504312     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)90063-5     Document Type: Article

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