Multifocal electroretinography amplitudes increase after photocoagulation in areas with increased retinal thickness and hard exudates

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-192

  Lövestam Adrian, Monica ^a   Holm, Kristina ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diabetic macular oedema; Hard exudates; Multifocal electroretinography (mfERG); Optical coherence tomography (OCT)

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA EXUDATE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, GAS; MACULAR EDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77649200367     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01438.x     Document Type: Article

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