Unilateral macular oedema secondary to retinal venous congestion without occlusion in patients with diabetes mellitus

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 428-435

  Larsen, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Branch retinal occlusion; Diabetic retinopathy; Macular edema; Venous congestion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE FUNDUS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; REVIEW; VENOUS PRESSURE; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

AGED; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VEIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 23144463538     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1395-3907.2005.00478.x     Document Type: Review

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