Randomized comparison of diode laser photocoagulation versus cryotherapy for threshold retinopathy of prematurity: Seven-year outcome

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 76-80

  Shalev, Benjamin ^b   Farr, Arman K ^b   Repka, Michael X ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RETINA; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034961269     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(01)00956-4     Document Type: Article

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