The natural history of retinal vein occlusion: What do we really know?

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 739-741.e2

  Decroos, Francis Char ^a   Fekrat, Sharon ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; RANIBIZUMAB; STEROID; VASCULOTROPIN INHIBITOR;

BRANCH RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 79955084947     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.12.012     Document Type: Editorial

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