Evolution of retinal pigment epithelium detachment after photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 491-494

  Theodossiadis, George P ^a,c   Grigoropoulos, V G ^a   Emfietzoglou, I ^a   Nikolaidis, P ^a   Panagiotidis, D ^a   Vergados, I ^b   Theodossiadis, P G ^b  

^a HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Choroidal neovascularization; Fluorescein angiography; Optical coherence tomography; Photodynamic therapy; Pigment epithelium detachment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 33745893521     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600325     Document Type: Article

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