Subthreshold Micropulse Photocoagulation for Persistent Macular Edema Secondary to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion including Best-Corrected Visual Acuity Greater Than 20/40

Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Inagaki, Keiji ^a   Ohkoshi, Kishiko ^a   Ohde, Sachiko ^c   Deshpande, Gautam A ^c   Ebihara, Nobuyuki ^b   Murakami, Akira ^b  

^a ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Center for Clinical Epidemiology St Luke's Life Science Institute   (Japan)

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EID: 84937046661     PISSN: 2090004X     EISSN: 20900058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/251257     Document Type: Article

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