Central Corneal Endothelial Guttae and Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Is there an Association?

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 145-147

  Rao, G Prasad ^a   Kaye, Stephen B ^a   Agius Fernandez, Adriana ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Association; Corneal guttae; Drusen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032150896     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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