Clinical pathogenesis of macular holes in patients affected by Retinitis Pigmentosa

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 45-48

  Giusti, C ^a   Forte, R ^a   Vingolo, E M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cystoid macular edema; Macular hole; Retina; Retinitis pigmentosa; Vitreoretinal; Vitreous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMICROSCOPY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBSERVATION; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VITREORETINAL DEGENERATION; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VITREOUS DETACHMENT;

EID: 0036524490     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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