Aging changes of the optic nerve head in relation to open angle glaucoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 840-845

  Garway Heath, D F ^a   Wollstein, G ^a   Hitchings, R A ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC DISK CUP; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 0030807889     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.10.840     Document Type: Article

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