Functional changes after photodynamic therapy with verteporfin

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 214-215

  Meyer, Carsten H ^a   Lapolice, Deborah J ^a   Fekrat, Sharon ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYRINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 11844252654     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.07.034     Document Type: Article

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