Retinal pigment epithelial tears associated with idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 315-317

  Shanmugam, Mahesh P ^a,b   Bhende, Muna ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOROID DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA TEAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CHOROID DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034574751     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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