Argon laser treatment in a case of leber's aneurysms
Direk Patikulsila2011, Chiang Mai Medical Journal เชียงใหม่เวชสาร
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Abstract
We report a young Thai man who came to our department because of blurred vision in the right eye. Results of ophthalmoscopic examination and fundus fluorescein angiography were consistent with Leber's miliary aneurysms. Focal argon laser photocoagulation was performed and subsequently regression of the aneurysms was observed. Chiang Mai Med Bull 1992; 31:41-45.
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