American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 146, Issue 4 , Pages 612-619.e2 , October 2008

Early Retinal Vascular Abnormalities in African-American Cocaine Users

  • Ivan Y.-F. Leung

      Affiliations

    • Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Shenghan Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Shiquan Ren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • John Kempen

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Ophthalmology and Biostatistics and Epidemiology, and the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Ronald Klein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
    • ,
  • Mark O.M. Tso

      Affiliations

    • Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    • The Peking University Eye Center, The Third Teaching Hospital of the Peking University, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Hong C. Lai

      Affiliations

    • Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Hong C. Lai, Department of Radiology, 601 North Carolina Street, JHOC 3140G, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287

,Accepted 28 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.05.037

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 146, Issue 4 , Pages 612-619.e2 , October 2008

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