Prevalence of idiopathic macular hole in adult rural and urban south Indian population

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 257-260

  Sen, Parveen ^a   Bhargava, Arun ^a   Vijaya, Lingam ^b   George, Ronnie ^b  

^a Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreo Retinal Services   (India)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Idiopathic; Macular hole; Prevalence; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 42449113299     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01715.x     Document Type: Article

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