Primary nonfamilial ocular amyloidosis [5]

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 252-254

  Knapp, Christopher M ^a   Sarodia, U ^a   Brown, L ^a   Bibby, K ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; CONGO RED;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; OCULAR AMYLOIDOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS OPACITY;

EID: 0037353932     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700293     Document Type: Letter

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