Comparing efficacy of reduced-fluence and standard-fluence photodynamic therapy in the treatment of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
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Comparison of the effect of reduced-fluence photodynamic therapy with intravitreal bevacizumab and standard-fluence alone for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ophthalmology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI: 10.1186/s12886-020-01419-8