Differences in optic discs in low-tension glaucoma patients with relatively low or high pressures

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 364-367

  Wang, Xiao Hong ^a   Stewart, William C ^a,b   Jackson, Galin J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic open angle glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Low tension glaucoma; Optic disc; Peripapillary atrophy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029758341     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00710.x     Document Type: Article

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