Transpupillary thermotherapy in the management of circumscribed choroidal hemangioma

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 316-327

  Gündüz, Kaan ^a,b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Choroidal hemangioma; Choroidal melanoma; Cystoid macular edema; Epiretinal membrane; Laser photocoagulation; Photodynamic therapy; Radiation therapy; Retinal capillary hemangioma; Retinoblastoma; Transpupillary thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BEAM THERAPY; CATARACT; CHOROID; CHOROID TUMOR; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IRIS ATROPHY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; REMISSION; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1942436891     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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