Optical complications in congenital rubella syndrome

Optometry

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 418-424

  Weisinger, Harrison Scott ^a   Pesudovs, Konrad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Congenital rubella syndrome; Low vision devices; Measles; Rubella; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; VIROLOGY; VISUAL FIELD;

EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RUBELLA SYNDROME, CONGENITAL; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0036654064     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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