Ophthalmology
Volume 115, Issue 12 , Pages 2132-2140 , December 2008

Optic Disc Hemorrhage May Be Associated with Retinal Nerve Fiber Loss in Otherwise Normal Eyes

  • Jin Wook Jeoung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Ki Ho Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Ki Ho Park, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, #28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea
    • ,
  • Joon Mo Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Shin Hee Kang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Ja Heon Kang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, East-west Neo Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Tae-Woo Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
    • ,
  • Dong Myung Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Received 11 March 2008 ,Revised 7 July 2008 ,Accepted 8 August 2008.

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 Manuscript no. 2008-325.

 Financial Disclosure(s): The authors have no proprietary or financial interest in any of the products or techniques described in the article.

PII: S0161-6420(08)00818-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.08.024

Ophthalmology
Volume 115, Issue 12 , Pages 2132-2140 , December 2008

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