Micropulse and continuous wave diode retinal photocoagulation: Visible and subvisible lesion parameters

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 709-712

  Desmettre, Thomas J ^a,b   Mordon, S R ^b   Buzawa, D M ^c   Mainster, M A ^d  

^a Center d'Imagerie   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c IRIDEX Corporation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIODE LASER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE FUNDUS; EYE INJURY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA IMAGE; RETINA SURGERY;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION;

EID: 33744801932     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.086942     Document Type: Article

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