Effect of alcohol and light on the retinal pigment epithelium of normal subjects and patients with retinal dystrophies

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 881-883

  Arden, G B ^a   Wolf, J E ^a   Singbartl, F ^b   Berninger, T E ^b   Rudolph, G ^b   Kampik, A ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROOCULOGRAM; HUMAN; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OSCILLATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DYSTROPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HUMANS; LIGHT; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 0033885955     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.8.881     Document Type: Article

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