Acta Med. 2020, 63: 25-30

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2020.12

Comparison of Subthreshold 532 nm Diode Micropulse Laser with Conventional Laser Photocoagulation in the Treatment of Non-Centre Involved Clinically Significant Diabetic Macular Edema

Panagiota Bougatsou, Eirini-Kanella Panagiotopoulou, Maria Gkika, Doukas Dardabounis, Aristeidis Konstantinidis, Haris Sideroudi, Irfan Perente, Georgios Labiris

Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Dragana, Alexandroupolis, Greece

Received March 19, 2019
Accepted February 4, 2020

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