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Principles and Guidelines of a Curriculum for Education of the Ophthalmic Specialist: Appendix 1: Submacular Surgery Trials (SST)
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Bressler NM, Hawkins BS, Sternberg P Jr, McDonald HR. Are the submacular surgery trials still relevant in an era of photodynamic therapy? Ophthalmology 2001; 108: 435-436
Grossniklaus, HE, Green, WR. Histopathologic and ultrastructural findings of surgically excised choroidal neovascularization. Submacular Surgery Trials Research Group. Arch Ophthalmol 1998; 116: 745-749
Additional Background Reading
Bressler NM, Bressler SB, Hawkins BS et al. Submacular surgery trials randomized pilot trial of laser photocoagulation versus surgery for recurrent choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration: I. Ophthalmic outcomes submacular surgery trials pilot study report number 1. Am J Ophthalmol 2000; 130: 387-407
(No authors listed). Submacular surgery trials randomized pilot trial of laser photocoagulation versus surgery for recurrent choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration: II. Quality of life outcomes submacular surgery trials pilot study report number 2. Am J Ophthalmol 2000; 130: 408-418
Bressler NM. Submacular surgery. New information, more questions. Arch Ophthalmol 1997; 115: 1071-1072
Bressler NM. Submacular surgery. Are randomized trials necessary? Arch Ophthalmol 1995; 113: 1557-1560
Dong LM, Hawkins BS, Marsh MJ. Consistency between visual acuity scores obtained at different test distances: theory vs observations in multiple studies. Arch Ophthalmol 2002; 120: 1523-1533
Orr PR, Cramer LD, Hawkins BS, Bressler NM. Manifest refraction versus autorefraction for patients with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2001; 42: 447-452
Fleckner MR, Hochman MA, Buzney SM et al. Complications of surgery for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization. Int Ophthalmol Clin 2000; 40: 201-214
Uemura A. [Subretinal surgery for choroidal neovascularization]. Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi. 2000; 104: 611-620
Rao PK, Thomas MA. Update on surgical removal of choroidal neovascularization. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2000; 11: 180-185
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