The role of electrical stimulation therapy in ophthalmic diseases

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 171-176

  Fu, Lin ^a   Lo, Amy Cheuk Yin ^a   Lai, Jimmy Shiu Ming ^a   Shih, Kendrick Co ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation therapy; Neuroprotection; Ophthalmic diseases; Photoreceptor; Retinal ganglion cell

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; MUELLER CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL; RETINA DEGENERATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ACUITY; ANIMAL; EYE DISEASES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RETINAL DEGENERATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RETINAL DEGENERATION;

EID: 84925493743     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-014-2889-7     Document Type: Article

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