A Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Study of Fuchs Uveitis Syndrome in Turkish Patients

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Tugal Tutkun, Ilknur ^a   Güney Tefekli, Esra ^a   Kamaci Duman, Fulya ^a   Corum, Isik ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; IRIDOCYCLITIS; IRIS ATROPHY; LENS IMPLANTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPTIC DISK; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHOTOMETRY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 70349286015     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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