Retinal and choroidal biopsies are helpful in unclear uveitis of suspected infectious or malignant origin

Ophthalmology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 522-528

  Johnston, Robert L ^a,c   Tufail, Adnan ^a   Lightman, Susan ^a,b   Luthert, Philip J ^b   Pavesio, Carlos E ^a   Cooling, Robert J ^a   Charteris, David ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CATARACT; CHOROID; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYE BIOPSY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL RISK; UVEITIS; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 1442299743     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2002.10.002     Document Type: Article

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