American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 141, Issue 5 , Pages 840-849.e1 , May 2006

Primary Transpupillary Thermotherapy for 18 Small Posterior Pole Uveal Melanomas

  • Myriam Spire, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Lyon, France.
    • Department of Pathology, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Lyon, France.
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Myriam Spire, MD, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, EA 3090, 103 Grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon 69004, France
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  • Mojgan Shishe-Boran Devouassoux, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Lyon, France.
    • ,
  • Laurent Kodjikian, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Lyon, France.
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  • Helène Janin-Magnificat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Lyon, France.
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  • Jacques Fleury, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Lyon, France.
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  • Jean-Daniel Grange, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Lyon, France.

,Accepted 12 December 2005.

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PII: S0002-9394(05)01353-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.12.033

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 141, Issue 5 , Pages 840-849.e1 , May 2006

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