Diode laser treatment of retinopathy of prematurity: Anatomical and refractive outcomes

Retina

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 839-846

  Axer Siegel, Ruth ^a,b   Maharshak, Idit ^a   Snir, Moshe ^a,b,c   Friling, Ronit ^b,c   Ehrlich, Rita ^a   Sherf, Ilana ^c   Shalev, Benjamin ^c   Sirota, Lea ^b,c   Weinberger, Dov ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diode laser photocoagulation; Retinopathy of prematurity

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIODE LASER; EARLY TREATMENT OF RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY STUDY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SNELLEN VISUAL ACUITY; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY; CLASSIFICATION; EYE REFRACTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETINA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETINA; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 47749140783     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e318169faee     Document Type: Article

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