Initial experience with the Pascal photocoagulator: A pilot study of 75 procedures

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1061-1064

  Sanghvi, C ^a   McLauchlan, R ^a   Delgado, C ^a   Young, L ^a   Charles, S J ^a   Marcellino, G ^b   Stanga, P E ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OptiMedica Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PASCAL PHOTOCOAGULATOR; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOPEXY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RETINAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 49049106746     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.139568     Document Type: Article

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