The flashlight test and van Herick's test are poor predictors for occludable angles

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 251-256

  Thomas, Ravi ^a   George, Thomas ^a   Braganza, Andrew ^a   Muliyil, Jayaprakash ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

flashlight test; gonioscopy; occludability; predictive values; reliability; validity; van Herick's test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0029805638     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1996.tb01588.x     Document Type: Article

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