Long-term Follow-up of Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa Receiving Intraocular Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Implants

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 170, Issue , 2016, Pages 10-14

  Birch, David G ^a,b   Bennett, Lea D ^a   Duncan, Jacque L ^c   Weleber, Richard G ^d   Pennesi, Mark E ^d  

^a RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVITREAL IMPLANT; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIMETRY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA;

ADULT; AGED; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETINA; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD TESTS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 84983517664     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2016.07.013     Document Type: Article

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