Chiasmal misrouting and foveal hypoplasia without albinism

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1098-1102

  Van Genderen, Maria M ^a   Riemslag, F C C ^a   Schuil, J ^a   Hoeben, F P ^a   Stilma, J S ^b   Meire, F M ^c,d  

^a Bartimeus Institute for the Visually Impaired   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CASE REPORT; CILIARY DYSKINESIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOVEAL HYPOPLASIA; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; KARTAGENER SYNDROME; OCULAR ALBINISM; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ALBINISM, OCULAR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; OPTIC CHIASM; RETINAL PIGMENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33748451842     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.091702     Document Type: Article

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