Microemboli are not a prerequisite in retinal artery occlusive diseases

Eye

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 659-662

  Haase, C G ^a,b   Buchner T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Doppler sonography; Embolus detection; Haemorheology; Retinal artery occlusive disease; Vascular risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBUS; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS;

EID: 0031689166     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1998.164     Document Type: Article

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