Effect of axial length on retinal vascular network geometry

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 648.e1-648.e7

  Patton, Niall ^a   Maini, Rishma ^b   MacGillivary, Tom ^c   Aslam, Tariq M ^d   Deary, Ian J ^e   Dhillon, Baljean ^f  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f PRINCESS ALEXANDRA EYE PAVILION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA VEIN; VEIN DIAMETER; VENULE;

EID: 26844525186     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.04.040     Document Type: Article

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