Ophthalmic features of Friedreich ataxia

Eye

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 315-320

  Noval, S ^a   Contreras, I ^b   Sanz Gallego, I ^a   Manrique, R K ^a   Arpa, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

contrast sensitivity; Friedreich ataxia; International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale; optic neuropathy; optical coherence tomography

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; EYE DISEASE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; RETINA NERVE CELL; RETINA NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER; REVIEW; THICKNESS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84856610073     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.291     Document Type: Review

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