Interferon-associated combined branch retinal artery and central retinal vein obstruction

Retina

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 546-548

  Rubio Jr , Juan E ^a   Charles, Steve ^b  

^a Retina Associates of South Texas   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 0042838116     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200308000-00019     Document Type: Article

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