The association between multifocal electroretinograms and OCT retinal thickness in retinitis pigmentosa patients with good visual acuity

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1524-1531

  Wolsley, C J ^a,b   Silvestri, G ^c   O'Neill, J ^c   Saunders, K J ^a   Anderson, R S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multifocal electroretinography; Optical coherence tomography; Retinitis pigmentosa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTORECEPTOR MEMBRANE; RETINA CONE; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINA THICKNESS; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINA; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749143906     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.318     Document Type: Article

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