Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 226-234 , November 1999

The Clinical Spectrum of Schwannomas Presenting With Visual Dysfunction: A Clinicopathologic Study of Three Cases

  • Kimberly Peele Cockerham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Department, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint address: Kimberly Peele Cockerham, MD, Allegheny Ophthalmic and Orbital Associates, 420 E. North Ave., Suite 116, Pittsburgh, PA 15212–9986
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  • Glenn C Cockerham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Service, Andrews Air Force Base, MD, USA
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  • Richard Stutzman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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  • Ahmed A Hidayat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, USA
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  • Mark H Depper, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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  • Roger E Turbin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Department, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • John S Kennerdell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Department, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 226-234 , November 1999

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