Clinicopathologic correlations of surgically excised type 1 and type 2 submacular choroidal neovascular membranes

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-69

  Grossniklaus, Hans E ^a   Gass, J Donald M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROID VASCULARIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROID; FEMALE; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; MACULA LUTEA; MALE; MEMBRANES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINA;

EID: 0344541763     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(98)00145-7     Document Type: Article

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