Autofluorescence of choroidal melanoma in 51 cases

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 617-622

  Shields, C L ^a,b   Bianciotto, C ^a   Pirondini, C ^a   Materin, M A ^a   Harmon, S A ^a   Shields, J A ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CHOROID MELANOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROID NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE;

EID: 43649095517     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.130286     Document Type: Article

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