Chiasmal syndromes

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 325-331

  Foroozan, Rod ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bitemporal hemianopia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Optic chiasm; Visual fields

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EYE INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

HEMIANOPSIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PERIMETRY; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 1542407480     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00055735-200312000-00002     Document Type: Review

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