Lessons from the ischemic optic neuropathy decompression trial: A decade later

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1570-1571

  Levin, Leonard A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC;

EID: 36148976759     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.125.11.1570     Document Type: Short Survey

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