Evaluation of the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in eyes with idiopathic macular holes

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 756-760

  Kurimoto, Yasuo ^a,b   Kaneko, Yumi ^a   Matsuno, Kaori ^a   Akimoto, Masayuki ^a   Yoshimura, Nagahisa ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; OPTIC DISK; POLARIMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA NERVE CELL;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULA LUTEA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; OPTIC DISK; REFERENCE VALUES; RETINA; RETINAL PERFORATIONS;

EID: 0035014480     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00960-0     Document Type: Article

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