Submacular surgery trials randomized pilot trial of laser photocoagulation versus surgery for recurrent choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration: I. Ophthalmic outcomes. Submacular Surgery Trials Pilot Study report number 1

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 387-407

  De Juan, Eugene ^a   Bressler, Neil M ^a,a   Bressler, Susan B ^a   Campochiaro, Peter A ^a   Haller, Julia A ^a,a   Schachat, Andrew P ^a   Belt, Judith ^a   Cain, Terri ^a   Hartnett, Mike ^a   Hawse, Patricia ^a   Herring, Mark ^a   Imach, Jennifer ^a   McDonald, Jacquelyn ^a   Porter, Tracey ^a   Thomas, Matthew A ^a   Holekamp, Nancy M ^a   Meredith, Travis A ^a   Barts, Bryan ^a   Breeding, Lisa ^a   Dahl, Jon ^a   Gualdoni, Janel L ^a   Hoffmeyer, Gregory ^a   Nobel, Virginia ^a   Ort, Ella ^a   Sternberg, Paul ^a,a   Capone, Antonio ^a   Lim, Jennifer I ^a   Brown, Jayne M ^a   Gibbs, Deborah K ^a   Gilman, James ^a   Johnson, Judy ^a   Swords, Ray ^a   Waldron, Rhonda G ^a   Williams, George A ^a,a   Garretson, Bruce R ^a   Cumming, Kristi L ^a   Medina, Tony ^a   Mitchell, Beth ^a   Regan, Virginia ^a   Streasick, Patricia ^a   Szydlowski, Lynette D ^a   Zajechowski, Mary ^a   Toth, Cynthia A ^a   Jaffe, Glenn J ^a   Anderson, Malcolm M ^a   Hawks, Teresa Jackson ^a   Heinis, Ruth ^a   Schirmer, Ruth ^a   Singerman, Lawrence J ^a   Rice, Thomas A ^a   Pendergast, Scott D ^a   DuBois, Scott D ^a   Ilc, Mary A ^a   Knight, Donna ^a   Lichterman, Susan E ^a   Tilocco, Kimberly A ^a   Bergren, Robert L ^a   Campbell, Alan ^a   Sedory, Kathryn ^a   Steinberg, David ^a   Vagstad, Gary ^a   Wellman, Lynn ^a   Wilcox, Linda ^a   Lewis, Hilel ^a   Conway, Joyce ^a   Holody, Laura J ^a   Vargo, Pamela J ^a   McDonald, Richard ^a   Johnson, Robert N ^a   DiAngelo, Marian ^a   Rozenfeld, Irina ^a   Uy, John ^a   Wild, Scott ^a   Wood, Patricia ^a   Lambert, Michael ^a   Miller, Pamela ^a   Shigley, Jim ^a   Joan, Alexander J ^a   Dupont, Joan ^a   Lurcott, Jill ^a   Weeney, Laurel ^a   Wood, William J ^a   McDowell, Lynn Cruz ^a   Oldroyd, Mary ^a   Slade, Edward ^a   Wolfe, Jenny L ^a   Lopez, Pedro F ^a   Nichols, Tracy ^a   Walonker, Frances A ^a   Freeman, William R ^a   Clark, Tom ^a   Ochabski, Renata ^a   Ramirez, Bill ^a   Wilson, Margie ^a   Hammer, Mark E ^a   Malenfant, William J ^a   Rollins, Jeanette ^a   Traynom, Janet ^a   Hawkins, Barbara S ^a,a   Casper, Rob G ^a   Dong, Li Ming ^a   Grubb, Stephen C ^a   Kiah, Takisha R ^a   Lassiter, Lisa A ^a   Marsh, Marta J ^a   McCaffrey, Lee D ^a   Miskala, Paivi H ^a   Prusakowski, Nancy A ^a   Smith, Dawn K ^a   Mangione, Carol M ^a,a   Rubin, Gary S ^a   Alexander, Judith ^a   Manos, Kelly S ^a   Mills, Isa ^a   Philips, Deborah A ^a   Strozykowski, Reva Ward ^a   Tian, Yan ^a   Orr, Peggy R ^a,a   Gualdoni, Janel Blank ^a   Hillis, Argye I ^a   Abrams, Gary W ^a   Connett, John E ^a   Grady, Christine ^a   Harrison, Earl ^a   Jampol, Lee M ^a   Bass, Eric B ^a   Cotch, Mary Frances ^a   Grossniklaus, Hans E ^a   Holton, Jennifer L ^a   Schwartz, Steven D ^a   Sipperley, Jack O ^a   more..

^a Submacular Surgery Trials Coordinating Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033808222     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00729-7     Document Type: Article

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