Childhood pars planitis; clinical features and outcomes

Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 249-254

  Nikkhah, Homayoon ^a   Ramezani, Alireza ^a   Ahmadieh, Hamid ^a   Soheilian, Masoud ^a   Azarmina, Mohsen ^a   Dehghan, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Moradian, Siamak ^a   Nourinia, Ramin ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Childhood uveitis; Complications; Pars planitis; Visual outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855607277     PISSN: 20082010     EISSN: 2008322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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