Acute visual loss due to serous retinal detachment from acquired optic pit may be a rare presentation of primary open-angle glaucoma [8]

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 339-340

  Rath, Eitan Z ^a   Rumelt, Shimon ^a  

^a WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; DICLOFENAC; DORZOLAMIDE; TIMOLOL MALEATE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; RETINA DETACHMENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 34248199368     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/can j ophthalmol.i07-027     Document Type: Letter

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