Macular thickness decreases with age in normal eyes: A study on the macular thickness map protocol in the Stratus OCT

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1448-1452

  Eriksson, U ^a   Alm, A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA THICKNESS; RETINA NERVE CELL; SCHOOL CHILD; THICKNESS;

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

EID: 70350438621     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.131094     Document Type: Article

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