Reflectance imaging of the human retina at 810nm does not suffice to optimize the parameters of hydrodynamic rebalancing laser treatment

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Piffaretti, Filippo ^a   Ballini, Jean Pierre ^a   Perotti, Roberto ^b   Zellweger, Matthieu ^a   Vezzola, Edoardo ^b   Sickenberg, Michel ^c   Wagnières, Georges ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Save Sight Foundation   (Italy)

^c Save Sight Foundation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

810 nm; age related macular degeneration; choroidal neovascularization; hydrodynamic rebalancing laser; infrared laser therapy; optical nerve head; reflectance; retina

Indexed keywords

810 NM; AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; OPTICAL NERVES; REBALANCING; RETINA;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; IRRADIATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REFLECTION; TISSUE;

LASERS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIODE LASER; EYE FUNDUS; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA DISEASE; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFRARED RAYS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VESSELS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870624241     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.17.11.116027     Document Type: Article

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