Prevalence of organic neuro-ophthalmologic disease in patients with functional visual loss

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 670-675

  Scott, Jennifer A ^a   Egan, Robert A ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASEY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INJURY; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0037404169     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)02254-7     Document Type: Article

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