Nonvisible subthreshold micropulse diode laser (810 nm) treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy. A pilot study

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 934-940

  Lanzetta, Paolo ^a   Furlan, F ^a   Morgante, L ^a   Veritti, D ^a   Bandello, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central serous chorioretinopathy; Nonvisible micropulse laser

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBRETINAL FLUID; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CHOROID DISEASE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; INFRARED RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CHOROID DISEASES; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 58149388491     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210801800613     Document Type: Article

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