Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization associated with multifocal choroiditis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 263-269

  Parodi, Maurizio Battaglia ^a,c   Di Crecchio, Lorenzo ^a   Lanzetta, Paolo ^b   Polito, Antonio ^b   Bandello, Francesco ^b   Ravalico, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA IMAGE; SAMPLE SIZE; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; CHOROIDITIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYRINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 3843056824     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.03.029     Document Type: Article

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