Full-thickness eye wall resection: evaluation of preoperative photocoagulation.
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G'horoidal tumors still pose many problems for the ophthalmologist in terms of diagnosis and treatment. Present diagnostic methods, including ophthalmoscopy, fluorescein angiography,transillumination,' ultrasonography,' 7 and examination of subretinal fluid,do not always reveal the nature of the tumor, resulting in unnecessary enucleations in a small percentage of cases." Conservative treatment measures,
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Investigative ophthalmology
دوره 12 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1973