Bilateral optic disc edema in patients with severe systemic arterial hypertension: Clinical features and visual acuity outcomes

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 374-380

  Scott, Ingrid U ^a   Flynn Jr , Harry W ^b   Al Attar, Luma ^b   Ganser, Gail L ^b   Aragon, Antonio V ^b   Lam, Byron L ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAPILLEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 26244452165     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20050901-05     Document Type: Review

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