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Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 292615, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/292615
Research Article

ET-1 Plasma Levels, Aqueous Flare, and Choroidal Thickness in Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa

Ernesto Strobbe, Mauro Cellini, Michela Fresina, and Emilio C. Campos

Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via Palagi 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy

Received 19 October 2014; Revised 9 December 2014; Accepted 15 December 2014

Academic Editor: Xinhua Shu

Copyright © 2015 Ernesto Strobbe et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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