Residual symptoms and signs after untreated acute optic neuritis. A one-year follow-up

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 544-547

  Frederiksen, Jette L ^a   Sorensen T L ^a   Sellebjerg, F T ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colour vision; Contrast sensitivity; Follow up; Optic neuritis; Residual symptoms; Subjective complaints; Visual acuity; Visual evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031435876     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1997.tb00147.x     Document Type: Article

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