Choroidal neovascular membrane in radiation retinopathy

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 625-626

  Berker, Nilufer ^a   Aslan, Ozlem ^a   Batman, Cosar ^a   Elgin, Ufuk ^a   Ozkan, Seyhan Sonar ^a  

^a Ankara Ulucanlar Eye Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Choroidal neovascular membrane; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiation retinopathy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; EYE REFRACTION; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION SICKNESS; RETINA EXUDATE; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINOPATHY; SCAR FORMATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RETINA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33747341252     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01292.x     Document Type: Article

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