Autofluorescence characteristics of suspicious choroidal nevi

Optometry

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 126-130

  Chin, Kimberly ^a   Finger, Paul T ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK EYE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence; Choroid; Lipofuscin; Nevus

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROID TUMOR; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS; PIGMENTED NEVUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROID NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; LIPOFUSCIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 61349127285     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2008.07.018     Document Type: Article

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