Long-term effect of prophylactic laser treatment for bilateral soft drusen

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 541-545

  Huang, Ying Xiang ^a   Xiang, Li Nan ^a   Wang, Yan Ling ^a   Li, Ming Min ^a   Hu, Yong Xia ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drusen; Macular thickness; Prophylactic laser treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUSEN; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DRUSEN; WET MACULAR DEGENERATION;

EID: 79951789910     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

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