Submacular surgery trials randomized pilot trial of laser photocoagulation versus surgery for recurrent choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration: II. Quality of life outcomes. Submacular Surgery Trials Pilot Study report number 2

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 408-418

  Bressler, Neil M ^a   Bass, Eric B ^a   Bressler, Susan B ^a   Cotch, Mary Frances ^a   Grossniklaus, Hans E ^a   Haller, Julia A ^a   Hawkins, Barbara S ^a   Holton, Jennifer L ^a   Mangione, Carol M ^a   Orr, Peggy R ^a   Schwartz, Steven D ^a   Sipperley, Jack O ^a   Sternberg, Paul ^a   Thomas, Matthew A ^a   Williams, George A ^a  

^a Submacular Surg Trials Coord Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA SURGERY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033802879     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00730-3     Document Type: Article

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