Progressive enlargement of scattered photocoagulation scars in diabetic retinopathy

Retina

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 507-511

  Maeshima, Kyoko ^a   Utsugi Sutoh, Noriko ^a   Otani, Tomohiro ^a   Kishi, Shoji ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Enlargement; Laser scar; Panretinal photocoagulation; Photocoagulation scar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; SCAR;

ADULT; ATROPHY; CHOROID; CICATRIX; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTOMA;

EID: 4043051036     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200408000-00002     Document Type: Article

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