Widespread choroidal insufficiency in primary open-angle glaucoma

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-32

  Yin, Zheng Qin ^a   Vaegan, ^b   Millar, Tom J ^c   Beaumont, Paul ^b   Sarks, Shirley ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Eye and Vision Research Institute   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Choroidal insufficiency; Primary open angle glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROID CAPILLARY LAYER; CHOROID DISEASE; CHOROID VASCULARIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0030975576     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-199702000-00006     Document Type: Article

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