American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 325-329.e1 , September 2010

Choroidal Thickness in Normal Eyes Measured Using Cirrus HD Optical Coherence Tomography

  • Varsha Manjunath

      Affiliations

    • New England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Mohammad Taha

      Affiliations

    • New England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • James G. Fujimoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Jay S. Duker

      Affiliations

    • New England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Jay S. Duker, New England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111

,Accepted 18 April 2010.

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PII: S0002-9394(10)00302-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.04.018

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 325-329.e1 , September 2010

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