Peripheral pigmented corneal ring: A new finding in hypercarotenemia

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 403-407

  Rahmani, Bahram ^b   Jampol, Lee M ^b   Feder, Robert S ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL INTOXICATION; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0037336373     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.121.3.400     Document Type: Article

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