Radiotherapy for age related macular degeneration causes transient lens transparency changes

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 757-760

  Eter, Nicole ^a   Wegener, Alfred ^a   Schüller, Heinrich ^a   Spitznas, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LENS PROTEIN;

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LENS EPITHELIUM; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICRODENSITOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CATARACT; RADIATION DOSE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; TIME;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MACULAR DEGENERATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033948140     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.7.757     Document Type: Article

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