Enhanced Depth Imaging Optical Coherence Tomography of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment in Age-related Macular Degeneration

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 644-652

  Spaide, Richard F ^a  

^a EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; RANIBIZUMAB; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 62949115702     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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