Successful photodynamic therapy for subretinal neovascularisation due to Sorsby's fundus dystrophy: 1 Year follow up [8]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 796-797

  Wong, S C ^a   Fong, K C S ^a   Lee, N ^a   Gregory Evans, Kevin ^a   Gregory Evans, C Y ^b  

^a WESTERN EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARGON LASER; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DYSTROPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORSBY FUNDUS DYSTROPHY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYRINS; RETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; SYNDROME; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0038694667     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.6.796     Document Type: Letter

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