Prophylactic laser treatment hastens choroidal neovascularization in unilateral age-related maculopathy: Final results of the Drusen Laser Study

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 276-281

  Owens, Sarah L ^a   Bunce, Catey ^a   Brannon, Alan J ^a   Xing, Wen ^a   Chisholm, Iain H ^b   Gross, Mirjam ^c   Guymer, Robyn H ^d   Holz, Frank G ^e   Bird, Alan C ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUSEN; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL DRUSEN; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 31944446888     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.08.019     Document Type: Article

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