Peripheral corneal ring due to hypercarotenaemia in a case of nutritional supplement abuse

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Chang, Jonathan S ^a   Oellers, Patrick ^a   Karp, Carol L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; EYE COLOR; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERCAROTENEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; METABOLIC DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL CORNEAL RING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL STROMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERVITAMINOSIS A; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84858334537     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-300746     Document Type: Article

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