MACULOPATHY AFTER TRANSPUPILLARY THERMOTHERAPY FOR CHOROIDAL MELANOMAS
Macular area changes arising after transpupillary thermotherapy for extrafoveal choroidal melanomas were studied in 23 patients. Risk factors for this complication were identified; these were the tumor margin being close (1−4.5 mm) to the foveola; temporal localization of melanoma; eyeground comorbi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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ABV-press
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Опухоли головы и шеи |
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| Online Access: | https://ogsh.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/55 |
| Summary: | Macular area changes arising after transpupillary thermotherapy for extrafoveal choroidal melanomas were studied in 23 patients. Risk factors for this complication were identified; these were the tumor margin being close (1−4.5 mm) to the foveola; temporal localization of melanoma; eyeground comorbidity (age-related macular degeneration, high-grade myopathy). |
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| ISSN: | 2222-1468 2411-4634 |