Improvement in visual acuity and contrast sensitivity in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy after macular subthreshold laser therapy

Retina

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 324-328

  Behnia, Mehdi ^a   Khabazkhoob, Mehdi ^a   Aliakbari, Soheil ^a   Abadi, Arash E ^a   Hashemi, Hassan ^a   Pourvahidi, Pupak ^b  

^a NOOR EYE HOSPITAL   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

central serous chorioretinopathy; contrast sensitivity; subthreshold laser therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SUBTHRESHOLD LASER THERAPY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84873411106     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: 15392864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182670fa3     Document Type: Article

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