An optical coherence tomography-based analysis of choroidal morphologic features and choroidal vascular diameter in children and adults

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 716-723.e2

  Park, Kyung Ah ^a   Oh, Sei Yeul ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CHILD; CHOROID CAPILLARY LAYER; CHOROID VASCULARIZATION; CHOROIDAL MORPHOLOGIC FEATURE; CHOROIDAL VASCULAR DIAMETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARGE CHOROIDAL VESSEL DIAMETER; LARGE CHOROIDAL VESSEL LAYER THICKNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIUM CHOROIDAL VESSEL LAYER CHORIOCAPILLARIS LAYER THICKNESS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBFOVEAL CHOROIDAL THICKNESS; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; CHOROID; CILIARY ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOROID; CILIARY ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 84908513143     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2014.07.008     Document Type: Article

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