LDL apheresis in the treatment of non-arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy: A 6-month follow-up study

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1343-1344

  Guerriero, S ^a   Giancipoli, G ^a   Cantatore, A ^a   Sacco, G ^a   Brescia, P ^a   Saliani, M T ^a   Ramunni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

LDL apheresis; Microcirculation disturbances; NAION

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

APHERESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PLASMA VISCOSITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 67650657150     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.287     Document Type: Article

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