Screening techniques for angle-closure glaucoma in rural Taiwan

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-119

  Congdon, Nathan G ^a   Quigley, Harry A ^a,c   Hung, Por T ^b   Wang, T H ^b   Ho, T C ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angle closure glaucoma; Chinese; Screening; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL AREA; SCREENING TEST; SLIT LAMP; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN;

EID: 0029867708     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00053.x     Document Type: Article

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