Effect of diode laser retinal ablative therapy for threshold retinopathy of prematurity on the visual field: Results of Goldmann perimetry at a mean age of 11 years

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 170-173

  McLoone, Eibhlin ^a,c   O'Keefe, Michael ^a   McLoone, Sean ^b   Lanigan, Bernadette ^a  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PERIMETRY; PREMATURITY; REMISSION; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 34250815743     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0191-3913-20070301-10     Document Type: Article

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