Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy with an appearance similar to classic choroidal neovascularisation on fluorescein angiography

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1103-1104

  Iida, Tomohiro ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE;

BIOMICROSCOPY; CHOROID DISEASE; CHOROID VASCULARIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; POLYPOIDAL CHOROIDAL VASCULOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY;

CHOROID; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 34548301280     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.116160     Document Type: Editorial

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