Optic disk appearance in advanced age-related macular degeneration

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-45

  Law, Simon K ^a   Sohn, Yong Ho ^a   Hoffman, Douglas ^a   Small, Kent ^a   Coleman, Anne L ^a   Caprioli, Joseph ^a  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RATING SCALE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 3042789559     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.02.021     Document Type: Article

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