Photodynamic therapy of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in high myopia in a clinical setting: Visual outcome in relation to age at treatment

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 602-607

  Axer Siegel, Ruth ^a,b,c   Ehrlich, Rita ^a   Weinberger, Dov ^a,b,c   Rosenblatt, Irit ^a,b   Shani, Ludmila ^b   Yassur, Yuval ^b,c   Priel, Ethan ^b   Kramer, Michal ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Mor Institute for Medical Data   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYRINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 7044220474     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.05.074     Document Type: Article

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