Vitrectomy seems to be beneficial for advanced diffuse diabetic macular oedema not responding to laser treatment

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 21-26

  Lövestam Adrian, Monica ^a   Larsson, Jörgen ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diabetics; Macular oedema; OCT; Photo coagulation; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA MACULOPATHY; THICKNESS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33747711407     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-005-4834-6     Document Type: Article

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