Papillofoveal traction in macular hole formation: The role of optical coherence tomography

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-38

  Chauhan, Devinder S ^a   Antcliff, Richard J ^a   Rai, Poornima A ^b   Williamson, Tom H ^b   Marshall, John ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE;

EID: 0033988842     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.118.1.32     Document Type: Article

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