Is choroidal thickness of importance in idiopathic macular hole?;Spielt die Aderhautdicke beim idiopathischen Makulaforamen eine Rolle?

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 364-368

  Schaal, K B ^a   Pollithy, S ^a   Dithmar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axial length; Choroid; Choroidal thickness; Enhanced depth imaging OCT; Idiopathic macular hole

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROID; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINA TEAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; CHOROID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 84860184979     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-012-2529-8     Document Type: Article

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