Oct reveals regional differences in macular thickness with age

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2009, Pages E810-E816

  Neuville, Jessica M ^a   Bronson Castain, Kevin ^a   Bearse, Marcus A ^a   Ng, Jason S ^a   Schneck, Marilyn E ^a   Adams, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Macula; Nerve fiber layer; Optical coherence tomography; Retinal thickness

Indexed keywords

AGING; MACULA; NERVE FIBER LAYER; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; RETINAL THICKNESS;

COHERENT LIGHT; MAPS; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINA NERVE CELL; TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULA LUTEA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651071780     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181adff59     Document Type: Article

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