Psychophysical evidence for a selective loss of M ganglion cells in glaucoma

Vision Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1079-1083

  Anderson, Roger S ^a   O'Brien, Colm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ganglion cells; Glaucoma; Magnocellular pathway; Peripheral resolution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIANT CELL; GLAUCOMA; GRATING; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; NERVE CELL; PERIPHERAL VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0030960555     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(96)00260-X     Document Type: Article

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