Variability in photocoagulation treatment of diabetic macular oedema

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 722-727

  Van Dijk, Hille W ^a   Verbraak, Frank D ^a   Kok, Pauline H B ^a   Oberstein, Sarit Y L ^a   Schlingemann, Reinier O ^a,b   Russell, Stephen R ^c,d   Abràmoff, Michael D ^c,d,e  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^e University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetic macular oedema; diabetic retinopathy; optical coherence tomography; photocoagulation treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; STEREOMICROSCOPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

DIABETIC MACULAR OEDEMA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTOCOAGULATION TREATMENT;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888203653     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2012.02524.x     Document Type: Article

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