Pingelapese achromatopsia: Correlation between paradoxical pupillary response and clinical features

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 223-225

  Simon, G J Ben ^a   Abraham, F A ^a   Melamed, S ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR BLINDNESS; COLOR VISION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; TELEVISION CAMERA; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COLOR PERCEPTION TESTS; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; DARK ADAPTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; PHOTOPHOBIA; PUPIL DISORDERS; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0942290464     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.027284     Document Type: Article

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