Relationship between retinal lesions and axial length, age and sex in high myopia

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 277-282

  Gozum N ^a   Cakir M ^a   Gucukoglu A ^a   Sezen, F ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age; Axial length; High myopia; Retinal lesions

Indexed keywords

A SCAN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINOPATHY; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; EYE AXIS LENGTH; FEMALE; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT;

EID: 0030773257     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067219700700313     Document Type: Article

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