Optical coherence tomography findings in nonproliferative group 2A idiopathic juxtafoveal retinal telangiectasis

Retina

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-66

  Cohen, Steven M ^a,c   Cohen, Mark L ^b   El Jabali, Fayssal ^a   Pautler, Scott E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c Case School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Idiopathic juxtafoveal retinal telangiectasis; Macula; M ller cells; Optical coherence tomography; Parafoveolar telangiectasis

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; GROUP 2A IDIOPATHIC JUXTAFOVEAL RETINAL TELANGIECTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA FOVEA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VESSELS; TELANGIECTASIS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33846191010     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.iae.0000256663.94734.e1     Document Type: Article

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