Retinopathy associated with photodynamic therapy for treatment of idiopathic choroidal neovascularization [5]

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-186

  Sii, Freda ^a   Lee, Lawrence R ^a,b  

^a City Eye Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Choroidal neovascularization; Photodynamic therapy; Retinopathy; Verteporfin

Indexed keywords

BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LETTER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RETINA MACULA HEMORRHAGE; RETINOPATHY; SCOTOMA; SUBRETINAL FLUID; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; PORPHYRINS; RETINAL DISEASES;

EID: 33644808479     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01179.x     Document Type: Letter

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