Transpupillary thermotherapy of predominantly occult choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration with 12 months follow-up

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 110-117

  Algvere, Peep V ^a   Libert, Carina ^a   Lindgärde, Gunnar ^a   Seregard, Stefan ^a  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

12 month results; Age related macular degeneration; Minimally classic choroidal neovascularization; Occult choroidal neovascularization; Transpupillary thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY; SAFETY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROID; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASERS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PUPIL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038476597     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2003.00041.x     Document Type: Article

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