The impact of echography on evaluation and management of posterior segment disorders

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-29

  Scott, Ingrid U ^a   Smiddy, William E ^a   Feuer, William J ^a   Ehlies, Fiona J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; INTRAOCULAR TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; ORBIT DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; REVIEW;

EID: 0347990496     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00910-3     Document Type: Article

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