Retinal vessel analyzer measurements of the effect of panretinal photocoagulation on the retinal arteriolar diameter in diabetic retinopathy

Retina

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 555-561

  Mendrinos, Efstratios ^a   Mangioris, Georgios ^a   Papadopoulou, Domniki N ^a   Dosso, André A ^a   Pournaras, Constantin J ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Panretinal photocoagulation; Retinal arteriolar vasoconstriction; Retinal vessel analyzer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYZER; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ONLINE SYSTEM; OPTOMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA; RETINAL VESSELS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 77951201264     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181bd2f79     Document Type: Article

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