Macular atrophy in birdshot retinochoroidopathy: An optical coherence tomography and multifocal electroretinography analysis

Retina

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 930-937

  Birch, David G ^a,b   Williams, Patrick D ^b,c   Callanan, David ^b,c   Wang, Robert ^b,c   Locke, Kirsten G ^b,c   Hood, Donald C ^d  

^a RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS RETINA ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACICLOVIR; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DICLOFENAC; FLUOCINOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CHORIORETINOPATHY; CHOROID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRITIS; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; THICKNESS; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITILIGINOUS CHORIORETINITIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATROPHY; CHOROID; CHOROID DISEASES; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULA LUTEA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77953336067     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181c720b4     Document Type: Article

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