Autofluorescence Imaging in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Complicated by Choroidal Neovascularization. A Prospective Study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 342-346

  Vaclavik, Veronika ^a,b   Vujosevic, Stela ^c   Dandekar, Samantha S ^a   Bunce, Catey ^a   Peto, Tunde ^a   Bird, Alan C ^a,b  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CAMERA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; EYE FUNDUS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 38849101801     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.04.023     Document Type: Article

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