Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Classic Choroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Focal Laser Photocoagulation for Radiation Retinopathy

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 475-477

  Bakri, Sophie J ^b   Beer, Paul M ^a  

^a LIONS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; IODINE 125;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINOPATHY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND CLOSURE;

CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYRINS; RADIATION INJURIES; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0242494247     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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