Progressive localized retinal nerve fiber layer loss following a retinal cotton wool spot

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-104

  Alencar, Luciana M ^a,b   Medeiros, Felipe A ^a   Weinreb, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cotton wool spot; Diabetes; Glaucoma; Hypertension; Retinal nerve fiber layer defect; Visual field loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NERVE CELL; RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER DEFECT; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; OPTIC DISK; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 34250341216     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: 17445205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08820530701420058     Document Type: Article

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