In vivo fundus auto fluorescence in macular dystrophies

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 609-615

  Von Rückmann, Andrea ^a   Fitzke, Fredrick W ^a   Bird, Alan C ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CHILD; DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE; LASER; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPE; PATHOLOGY; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENCE; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; LASERS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPES; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030610180     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1997.01100150611006     Document Type: Article

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