Subretinal neovascular membranes complicating uveitis: Frequency, treatments, and visual outcome

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 219-224

  Perentes, Yannis ^a,b   Tran, Van T ^a   Sickenberg, Michel ^c   Herbort, Carl P ^a,b  

^a Centre Ophtalmologique de La Source   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c Ouchy Angiography and Laser Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Choroidal neovascularization; Corticosteroids; Photodynamic therapy; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSPUPILLARY THERMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VITREOUS BODY; AGED; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INCIDENCE; LASER COAGULATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; SWITZERLAND; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDUS OCULI; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; INCIDENCE; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RETINA; RETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 25144510638     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273940490518883     Document Type: Article

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