Is age-related macular degeneration a problem in Ibadan, Sub-Saharan Africa?

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 561-564

  Oluleye, Tunji Sunday ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Age related maculopathy; Choroidal neovascular membrane; Drusen; Retinal; Vitreoretinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUSEN; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLIT LAMP; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 84863454432     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S27470     Document Type: Article

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