Interobserver and intraobserver variability in the detection of glaucomatous progression of the optic disc

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 384-389

  Coleman, Anne L ^a   Sommer, Alfred ^b,c   Enger, Cheryl ^c   Knopf, Harry L ^d   Stamper, Robert L ^e   Minckler, Donald S ^f  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaucomatous progression; Interobserver and intraobserver variability; Optic disc; Stereoscopic optic disc photographs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PATIENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0029987306     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-199612000-00005     Document Type: Article

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