New concept: Treating nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with light adaptation of rods during sleep

Eye

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1533-1534

  Heckenlively, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; OXYGEN;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LIGHT ADAPTATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; RETINA EDEMA; SLEEP;

EID: 83455255117     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.263     Document Type: Editorial

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