Mathematical analysis of specific anatomic foveal configurations predisposing to the formation of macular holes

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 8266-8270

  Barak, Yoreh ^a   Sherman, Mark P ^a   Schaal, Shlomit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINA TEAR; STANDARD;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 84856390890     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-8191     Document Type: Article

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