Laser treatment of drusen to prevent progression to advanced age-related macular degeneration

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Parodi, Maurizio B ^a   Evans, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA EXTRACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUSEN; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; LASER COAGULATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; REVIEW; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 44949180825     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006537     Document Type: Review

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