Intraobserver and interobserver agreement in evaluating the anterior chamber angle configuration by ultrasound biomicroscopy

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-17

  Spaeth, George L ^a,b   Azuara Blanco, Augusto ^a   Araujo, Silvana V ^a   Augsburger, James J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior chamber angle; Grading classification; Iris curvature; Iris insertion; Ultrasound biomicroscopy; Variability, intraobserver and interobserver

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER ANGLE; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030958190     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-199702000-00004     Document Type: Article

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