Confluent laser photocoagulation for the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-85

  Gonzalez, Victor H ^a   Giuliari, Gian P ^a   Banda, Rodolfo M ^b   Guell, David A ^a   Wingard, Michael ^c  

^a Valley Retina Institute   (United States)

^b Centro Oftalmológico San Pablo   (Mexico)

^c Ophthalmic Consultants of Texas PA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATARACT; CILIARY DISK; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONFLUENT LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION; CORNEA EDEMA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR DRAGGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETREATMENT; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77950543252     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20100308-05     Document Type: Article

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