An uncommon case with intravitreal worm

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Gungel, H ^a   Kara, N ^a   Pinarci, E Y ^a   Albayrak, S ^a   Baylancicek, D O ^a   Uysal, H K ^b  

^a Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DIROFILARIASIS; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY; ANIMAL; DIROFILARIA; EYE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 66149155897     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.138842     Document Type: Article

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