Surgical removal of extensive peripapillary choroidal neovascularization associated with presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1598-1605

  Atebara, Neal H ^a   Thomas, Matthew A ^b,c   Holekamp, Nancy M ^b   Mandell, Barry A ^b   Del Priore, Lucian V ^b  

^a Retina Institute of Hawaii   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BARNES RETINA INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE INFECTION; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; OCULAR HISTOPLASMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0031734332     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)99024-8     Document Type: Article

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