Estimation of the retinal nerve fibre layer thickness in the papillomacular area of long standing stage IV macular holes

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 573-576

  Assi, Alex ^a,b   Watts, Patrick ^a   McAllister, James ^a  

^a KING EDWARD VII HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PAPILLOMACULAR AREA; POLARIMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA MACULA HOLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS;

EID: 0032903432     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.5.573     Document Type: Article

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