Apparent glaucomatous visual field defects caused by dermatochalasis

Eye

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 682-686

  Kosmin, Alan S ^a   Wishart, Peter K ^a   Birch, Michael K ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermatochalasis; Glaucoma; Visual field loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUTIS LAXA; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; SCOTOMA; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 0030693320     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.177     Document Type: Article

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