Spontaneous resolution of serous maculopathy associated with optic disc pit in a child: A case report

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 330-331

  Yuen, Conrad H W ^a,b   Kaye, Stephen B ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC DISK ANOMALY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY; CHILD; EYE FUNDUS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA LUTEA;

CHILD; FEMALE; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; MACULA LUTEA; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RETINAL DISEASES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036778026     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpa.2002.127921     Document Type: Article

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