Comparative evaluation of diode laser versus argon laser photocoagulation in patients with central serous retinopathy: A pilot, randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN84128484]

BMC Ophthalmology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Verma, Lalit ^a   Sinha, Rajesh ^a   Venkatesh, Pradeep ^a   Tewari, H K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCOTOMA; VISUAL ACUITY; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; EXUDATE; LASER COAGULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETINAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; BLOOD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PILOT PROJECTS; RETINAL DISEASES; SCOTOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 12244308553     PISSN: 14712415     EISSN: 14712415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-4-15     Document Type: Article

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