Progressive RPE atrophy around disciform scars

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 396-397

  Zarbin, Marco A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY STEAL SYNDROME; ATROPHY; EDITORIAL; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ATROPHY; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; CICATRIX; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33645284714     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.086041     Document Type: Editorial

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