The morphology and natural history of childhood cataracts

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-144

  Amaya, Luis ^a   Taylor, David ^a   Russell Eggitt, Isabelle ^a   Nischal, Ken K ^a   Lengyel, Dora ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataract; Childhood; Embryology; Infancy; Morphology; Natural history

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CHILDHOOD; CONGENITAL CATARACT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LENS; LENS CAPSULE; MARKER GENE; MORPHOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PERSISTENT HYPERPLASTIC PRIMARY VITREOUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0037356979     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6257(02)00462-9     Document Type: Review

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