Evolution of idiopathic epiretinal membrane studied by optical coherence tomography

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 980-988

  Theodossiadis, P G ^a   Grigoropoulos, V G ^b   Kyriaki, T ^b   Emfietzoglou, J ^b   Vergados, J ^a   Nikolaidis, P ^b   Theodossiadis, Panagiotis George ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Idiopathic epiretinal membrane; Macular thickness; Optical coherence tomography; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; THICKNESS; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA MACULA LUTEA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MACULA LUTEA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 58149374856     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210801800620     Document Type: Article

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