Subretinal fibrosis after photodynamic therapy in subfoveal choroidal neovascularisation in highly myopic eyes

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 856-859

  Ruiz Moreno, José M ^a,b,c   Montero, J A ^a  

^a Vitreo Retinal Unit ^*  (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EYE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MYOPIA; OCULAR FIBROSIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; RETINA; RETINA FOVEA; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYRINS; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0037784197     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.7.856     Document Type: Article

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