Immediate and Long-Term Changes of Fundus Autofluorescence in Continuous Wave Laser Lesions of the Retina

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-138

  Framme, Carsten ^a   Roider, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA INJURY; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 1542617842     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20040301-08     Document Type: Article

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