Radiotherapy for choroidal neovascularisation of age-related macular degeneration: A fresh perspective

Eye

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-154

  Chakravarthy, Usha ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SHORT SURVEY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0034117994     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2000.45     Document Type: Short Survey

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