Ocular involvement in patients infected by the West Nile virus

Optometry

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 609-612

  Koevary, Steven B ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centers for Disease Control; Chorioretinal lesions; Nonrelapsing chorioretinitis; Optic neuritis; Retinal hemorrhages; Retinal vasculitis; Vitreous inflammation; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744596602     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2005.08.015     Document Type: Article

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