Surgery for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration: Ophthalmic findings: SST report no. 11

Ophthalmology

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1967-1980

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ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INJURY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; READING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 7444227954     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.07.021     Document Type: Article

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