The prevalence and associated features of posterior embryotoxon in the general ophthalmic clinic

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 396-399

  Rennie, C A ^a   Chowdhury, S ^a   Khan, J ^a   Rajan, F ^a   Jordan, K ^a   Lamb, R J ^a   Vivian, A J ^a  

^a WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alagille's syndrome; Anterior segment dysgenesis; Axenfeld Reiger syndrome; Posterior embryotoxon

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANIRIDIA; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; AXENFELD REIGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA DISEASE; GENETIC DISORDER; GLAUCOMA; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PIGMENTATION; POSTERIOR EMBRYOTOXON; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLIT LAMP; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

EID: 17544364757     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701508     Document Type: Article

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