Successful management of melanocytoma-associated choroidal neovascularization with photodynamic therapy

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 776-778

  Chalam, K V ^a,b   Gupta, S K ^a   Shah, G Y ^a   Agarwal, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Choroidal neovascular membrane; Melanocytoma; Optic disc; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE DISEASE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOCYTOSIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SCOTOMA; SLIT LAMP; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33845335447     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600523     Document Type: Article

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