Retinal nerve fiber layer abnormalities in Alzheimer's disease

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 271-275

  Hedges III, Thomas R ^a,b   Galves, Rosalba Perez ^c   Speigelman, Donna ^d   Barbas, Nancy R ^a,b,e   Peli, Eli ^a   Yardley, Christine J ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Hospital de Ojos y Oidos   (Guatemala)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Optic neuropathy; Retinal nerve fiber layer; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA NERVE CELL;

EID: 0029901210     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00090.x     Document Type: Article

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