Progression of choroidal atrophy in acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-72

  Daniele, Salvatore ^a,b   Daniele, Claudia ^a   Orcidi, Fabrizio ^a   Tavano, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Choroidopathy; Fluorescein angiography; Retina; Retinal pigment epithelium; Retinopathy; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE MULTIFOCAL PLACOID PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; CHORIORETINOPATHY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PIGMENT DISORDER; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PROGNOSIS; RETINA; RETINOPATHY; VASCULITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHOROID; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDUS OCULI; GYRATE ATROPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0031963239     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027264     Document Type: Article

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