Retinal pigment epithelium changes after photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularization in pathological myopia

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-54

  Battaglia Parodi, Maurizio ^a   Da Pozzo, Stefano ^a   Ravalico, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Choroidal neovascularization; Photodynamic therapy; Retinal pigment epithelium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MYOPIA; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA PIGMENT DEGENERATION; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; SYMPTOM; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA, DEGENERATIVE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; PORPHYRINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846455443     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00738.x     Document Type: Article

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