Incidence of idiopathic full-thickness macular holes in fellow eyes - A 5-year prospective natural history study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 353-359

  Ezra, Eric ^a   Wells, John A ^a   Gray, Roger H ^a   Kinsella, Frank M P ^a   Orr, Gavin M ^a   Grego, John ^b   Arden, Geoffrey B ^a   Gregor, Zdenek J ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT;

EID: 0031913499     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)93562-X     Document Type: Article

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