Effect of focal/grid photocoagulation on visual acuity and retinal thickening in eyes with non-center-involved diabetic macular edema

Retina

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 613-617

  Scott, Ingrid U ^a,f   Danis, Ronald P ^b   Bressler, Susan B ^c   Bressler, Neil M ^c   Browning, David J ^d   Qin, Haijing ^e  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Charlotte Eye Ear Nose and Throat Associates PA   (United States)

^e Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network   (United States)

^f JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT; THICKNESS; VISUAL ACUITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 66349119930     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181a2c07a     Document Type: Article

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