Combined therapy for retinal angiomatous proliferation with intravitreal triamcinolone and argon laser photocoagulation

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1154-1156

  Mendis, R ^a   Leslie, T ^a   McBain, V ^a   Lois, N ^a  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

AGED; ARGON LASER; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LETTER; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETINAL ANGIOMATOUS PROLIFERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; RETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 49049085867     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.122119     Document Type: Letter

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