Macular oedema is not predicted by perifoveal single blot haemorrhages

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-133

  Schofield, C J ^a   Ellis, J D ^a   Ellingford, A ^a   Morris, A D ^a   Leese, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Retinopathy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MICROANEURYSM; PREDICTION; RETINA EXUDATE; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA IMAGE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SCREENING; SINGLE BLOT HEMORRHAGE; SLIT LAMP;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 39749155228     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2007.02330.x     Document Type: Article

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