Idiopathic juxtafoveal retinal telangiectasis: Case report and literature review

Optometry

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 228-233

  Sindt, Steven J ^a   Oh, Kean ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Juxtafoveal; Right angled venules; Telangiectasis

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA FOVEA; REVIEW; TELANGIECTASIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOVEA CENTRALIS; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL ARTERY; RETINAL DISEASES; TELANGIECTASIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0035320939     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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