The course of response to focal/grid photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema

Retina

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1436-1443

  Miller, Kellee ^a  

^a Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETREATMENT;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETREATMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 73349094421     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181bcef6b     Document Type: Article

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