Microaneurysm number and distribution in the macula of Chinese type 2 diabetics with early diabetic retinopathy: a population-based study in Kinmen, Taiwan.

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Published in Acta Diabetol on January 29, 2009

Authors

Shih-Jen Chen1, Pesus Chou, An-Fei Lee, Fenq-Lih Lee, Wen-Ming Hsu, Jorn-Hon Liu, Tao-Hsin Tung

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

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