Photodynamic Therapy for Nonsubfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization in 100 Eyes With Pathologic Myopia

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Virgili, Gianni ^a   Varano, Monica ^b   Giacomelli, Giovanni ^a   Arena, Maria Chiara ^a   Tedeschi, Massimiliano ^b   Pascarella, Antonella ^c   Catalano, Susanna ^c   Menchini, Ugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Oftalmico   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOPIA; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CAPILLARY; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETREATMENT; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33845494290     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.09.052     Document Type: Article

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