American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 141, Issue 5 , Pages 859-862 , May 2006

The Relationship of Optic Disk Cupping to Retinal Vein Occlusion: The Beaver Dam Eye Study

,Accepted 6 December 2005.

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 This study was supported by grant EY06594 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (R.K., B.E.K.K.).

PII: S0002-9394(05)01300-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.12.015

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 141, Issue 5 , Pages 859-862 , May 2006