Vitreomacular traction and age-related macular degeneration

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 137-138

  Green Simms, Amy E ^a   Bakri, Sophie J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

age related macular degeneration; macula; retina; vitreomacular traction; vitreous

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; CYTOKINE; HYALURONIC ACID;

ECHOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERFACE PRESSURE; MICROENVIRONMENT; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SLIT LAMP; VITREOMACULAR TRACTION; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; TISSUE ADHESIONS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 79957592193     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: 17445205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820538.2011.559512     Document Type: Review

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