Pigment epithelium endoscopic laser surgery for treatment of choroidal neovascularization

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 162-175

  Koch, Frank H J ^a   Quiroz Mercado, Hugo ^c   Hattenbach, Lars Olof ^a   Guerrero Naranjo, Jose Luis ^c   Yesurun, Itamr ^c   Augustin, Albert ^b   Luloh, K Peter ^d   Ohrloff, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b STÄDTISCHES KLINIKUM KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c Asociacion para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico IAP   (Mexico)

^d Insight Instruments Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Choroidal neovascularization; Endoscopy; Laser coagulation; Retinal pigment epithelium; Subretinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MEXICO; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 2342574962     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076840     Document Type: Article

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