Thyroid disease, a risk factor for optic neuropathy mimicking normal-tension glaucoma

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 456-460

  Jämsén, Kristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Normal tension glaucoma; NTG; Pattern VEP; Thyroid disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 0029849802     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00598.x     Document Type: Article

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