Inner retinal layer thickness is the major determinant of visual acuity in patients with idiopathic epiretinal membrane

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Joe, Soo Geun ^a   Lee, Kyung Sub ^a   Lee, Joo Yong ^a   Hwang, Jong Uk ^b   Kim, June Gone ^a   Yoon, Young Hee ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul Shinsegae Eye Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CATARACT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETINA FOVEA; RETINAL THICKNESS; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ORGAN SIZE; RETINA; RETINAL NEURONS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84876416156     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aos.12017     Document Type: Letter

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