Idiopathic No More: Clues to the Pathogenesis of Fuchs Heterochromic Iridocyclitis and Glaucomatocyclitic Crisis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 769-771

  Van Gelder, Russell N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; EDITORIAL; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IRIDOCYCLITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UVEITIS; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDOCYCLITIS; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNDROME;

EID: 43049091585     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.02.010     Document Type: Editorial

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