Choroidal neovascular membranes after photodynamic therapy: Ultrastructural analysis of two surgically excised membranes

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 555-561

  Gremigni, E ^a   Falleni, A ^b   Belting, C ^a   Di Bartolo, E ^a   Rizzo, S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Photodynamic therapy; Subfoveal choroidal neovascularization; Ultrastructural findings

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; FIBRIN;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOPATHOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA CELL; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA TRANSLOCATION; RETINA SURGERY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 12344291938     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210401400617     Document Type: Article

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