Early drusen formation in the normal and aging eye and their relation to age related maculopathy: A clinicopathological study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 358-368

  Sarks, S H ^a,e   Arnold, J J ^c   Killingsworth, M C ^d   Sarks, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUCH MEMBRANE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUSEN; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYALINE DEGENERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0033040280     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.3.358     Document Type: Article

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