Intravitreal gas injection for the treatment of diabetic macular edema

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1543-1548

  McHugh, Dominic ^a   Gupta, Bhaskar ^a   Saeed, Manzar ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oct; Optical coherence tomography; Perfluoropropane; Posterior vitreous detachment

Indexed keywords

PERFLUTREN;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTRAVITREAL GAS INJECTION; LASER COAGULATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; OPEN STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA EXUDATE; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINOPEXY; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 81155137941     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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