Fundus autofluorescence in exudative age-related macular degeneration

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 491-496

  McBain, Vikki A ^a   Townend, John ^b   Lois, Noemi ^a  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENCE; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; LIPOFUSCIN; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34247204133     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.095109     Document Type: Article

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