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Light Coagulation

Known as: Photocoagulations, photocoagulation therapy, Photocoagulation 
The coagulation of tissue by an intense beam of light, including laser (LASER COAGULATION). In the eye it is used in the treatment of retinal… 
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CyclophotocoagulationLaser coagulationLaser photocoagulation
Educational aspectsInfrared Photocoagulation TherapyLaser TherapyLaser Therapy, Low-Level

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Therapeutic procedure

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Review
2003
Review
2003
Treatment of Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Blood Pressure Goals, Choice of Agents, and Setting Priorities in Diabetes Care
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common disease with substantial associated morbidity and mortality (1, 2). Most adverse diabetes… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Risk factors for choroidal neovascularization in the second eye of patients with juxtafoveal or subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration. Macular…
OBJECTIVES To verify and quantify previously reported risk factors for development of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in the… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in experimental choroidal neovascularization
Abstract• Background: Although the choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is a common pathologic feature of a number of different eye… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Mapping the human retina
The new therapeutic method of scotoma-based photocoagulation (SBP) developed at the Vienna Eye Clinic for diagnosis and treatment… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A randomized clinical trial of early panretinal photocoagulation for ischemic central vein occlusion. The Central Vein Occlusion Study Group N report.
PURPOSE To answer whether prophylactic panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) in ischemic central vein occlusion (CVO) prevents… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Baseline and early natural history report. The Central Vein Occlusion Study.
OBJECTIVES To evaluate panretinal photocoagulation for ischemic central vein occlusion and macular grid-pattern photocoagulation… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Treatment with intravitreal steroid reduces blood-retinal barrier breakdown due to retinal photocoagulation.
The effect of corticosteroid treatment on blood-retinal barrier breakdown caused by argon-laser panretinal photocoagulation was… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Laser photocoagulation of subfoveal neovascular lesions in age-related macular degeneration. Results of a randomized clinical trial. Macular Photocoagulation Study Group.
A clinical trial has been conducted to evaluate the effect on vision of laser treatment (argon green or krypton red lasers… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Subfoveal neovascular lesions in age-related macular degeneration. Guidelines for evaluation and treatment in the macular photocoagulation study. Macular Photocoagulation Study Group.
The Macular Photocoagulation Study (MPS) guidelines for interpreting angiograms of eyes with subfoveal choroidal… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Argon laser photocoagulation for macular edema in branch vein occlusion.
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