Adult vitelliform macular degeneration: A clinicopathological study

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 717-726

  Arnold, J J ^a   Sarks, J P ^b   Killingsworth, M C ^c   Kettle, E K ^b   Sarks, S H ^b  

^a Marsden Eye Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult foveomacular vitelliform dystrophy; Adult vitelliform macular degeneration; Age related macular degeneration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE MARKER; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOTORECEPTOR MEMBRANE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA CONE; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA VITELLIFORM DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0141516654     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700460     Document Type: Article

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