Giant retinal tear in Usher syndrome type II: Coincidence or association?

Retina

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-178

  Cahill, Mark T ^a   Barry, Peter J ^a   Kenna, Paul F ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MYOPIA; NIGHT VISION; RETINA TEAR; USHER SYNDROME;

ADULT; DEAFNESS; HUMANS; MALE; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031895451     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199818020-00016     Document Type: Article

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