Spontaneous giant retinal pigment epithelial tear

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 861-862

  Roydhouse, Trent C ^a   Roydhouse, J Doug ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Footscray Eye Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Retinal pigment epithelial (RPE); Rip; Spontaneous; Tear; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA TEAR; SKULL FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 37549017650     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01631.x     Document Type: Article

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