Choroidal neovascularization complicating photodynamic therapy for central serous retinopathy

Retina

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 239-242

  Colucciello, Michael ^a,b  

^a South Jersey Eye Physicians   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central serous retinopathy; Choroidal neovascularization; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ATORVASTATIN; BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; STEROID; WARFARIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PORPHYRIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON RESECTION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA DETACHMENT; SCOTOMA; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RETINA DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY;

BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYRINS; RETINAL DISEASES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33645740688     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200602000-00027     Document Type: Article

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