The use of systemic steroids and photodynamic treatment for choroidal neovascularisation in young patients

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 564-565

  Flaxel, C J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; INDOCYANINE GREEN;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CHOROIDITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LASER COAGULATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MYOPIA; OCULAR HISTOPLASMOSIS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 34248187505     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.111450     Document Type: Editorial

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