High prevalence of myopia in Japanese patients with idiopathic focal subretinal neovascularization

Retina

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-175

  Machida, Shigeki ^a   Hasegawa, Yutaka ^a,b   Kondo, Mineo ^c   Fujiwara, Takamitsu ^a   Asano, Toshiya ^c   Murai, Ken Ichi ^a   Tazawa, Yutaka ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Iwate Pref Hanamaki Kosei Hospital   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Choroidal neovascularization; Idiopathic focal subretinal neovascularization; Multifocal choroiditis; Myopia; Punctate inner choroidopathy

Indexed keywords

INDOCYANINE GREEN; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CHORIORETINOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; JAPAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINOPATHY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; RETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33645741600     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200602000-00008     Document Type: Article

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