Ocular manifestations of congenital rubella syndrome in a developing country

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 307-311

  Vijayalakshmi, P ^a,b   Kakkar, Gaurav ^a   Samprathi, Arun ^b   Banushree, R ^a  

^a Aravind Eye Hospitals   (India)

^b ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Congenital cataract; Congenital rubella syndrome; Microphthalmos; Rubella cataract; Rubella retinopathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; INFANT; IRIS DISEASE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MICROPHTHALMIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; RETINOPATHY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CATARACT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRIS DISEASES; MALE; MICROPHTHALMOS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUBELLA SYNDROME, CONGENITAL;

EID: 0036907340     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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