Communicating the ocular and systemic complications of obesity to patients

Optometry

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 701-712

  Bohlman, Hal ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Fort Jackson   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract; Diabetic retinopathy; Intraocular pressure; Macular degeneration; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 30944444559     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

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