Retinal vessel diameter as a clinical predictor of diabetic retinopathy progression: Time to take out the measuring tape

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-96

  Wong, Tien Yin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RISK FACTOR; VEIN DILATATION;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 78651283599     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.347     Document Type: Note

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