Association of exfoliation syndrome and central retinal vein occlusion: An ultrastructural analysis

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-95

  Ritch, Robert ^a,b   Prata, Tiago S ^a   De Moraes, Carlos Gustavo V ^a   Vessani, Roberto M ^a   Costa, Vital P ^c   Konstas, Anastasios G P ^d   Liebmann, Jeffrey M ^e,f   Schlötzer Schrehardt, Ursula ^g  

^a NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central retinal vein occlusion; Conjunctival biopsy; Exfoliation syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONJUNCTIVAL BIOPSY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SEX RATIO; SLIT LAMP; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONJUNCTIVA; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 76149133076     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01578.x     Document Type: Article

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