Pilot randomized trial of a nanopulse retinal laser versus conventional photocoagulation for the treatment of diabetic macular oedema

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 604-610

  Casson, Robert J ^a   Raymond, Grant ^a   Newland, Henry S ^a   Gilhotra, Jagjit S ^a   Gray, Tim L ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy photocoagulation; Laser surgery; Macular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; NANOPULSE RETINAL LASER; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; RETINA THICKNESS; THICKNESS; VISUAL ACUITY;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84865171406     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2012.02756.x     Document Type: Article

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