Evaluation of the blood-aqueous barrier by laser flare cell photometry following retinal cryocoagulation

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 120-124

  Eter, Nicole ^a   Spitznas, Manfred ^a   Sbeity, Zaher ^a   Vogel, Antje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B;

ARTICLE; BLOOD EYE BARRIER; CELL COUNT; CENTRAL VEIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOCOAGULATION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; LASER FLARE CELL METER; PHOTOMETRY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; BLOOD-AQUEOUS BARRIER; CELL COUNT; CRYOSURGERY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS; PHOTOMETRY; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 1542285466     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-003-0806-6     Document Type: Article

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