American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages 446.e1-446.e11 , September 2005

The Association Between Hypermetropia and Essential Hypertension

The interim analysis of this study enrolling 256 cases was presented orally at the 14th Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology in 2003.

  • Koray Karadayi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Dr Koray Karadayı, Emin Onat sk 7/4, 34710 Moda-Istanbul, Turkey; fax: +90-216-302-5871
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  • Tugrul Akin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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  • Ferda Ciftci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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  • Cihan Top, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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  • Ozcan Keskin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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  • Ejder Kardesoglu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
    • ,
  • Ahmet Hamdi Bilge, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

,Accepted 25 March 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.03.071

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages 446.e1-446.e11 , September 2005

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