The treatment of traumatic optic neuropathy: The International Optic Nerve Trauma Study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1268-1277

  Levin, Leonard A ^a   Beck, Roy W ^b   Joseph, Michael P ^c   Seiff, Stuart ^d   Kraker, Raymond ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Weber Medical Clinic Ltd   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033509861     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)00707-1     Document Type: Article

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