Variation of nerve fibre layer thickness measurements with age and ethnicity by scanning laser polarimetry

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 350-354

  Poinoosawmy, D ^a   Fontana, L ^a,b   Wu, J X ^a   Fitzke, F W ^b   Hitchings, R A ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETINA NERVE CELL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030980942     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.5.350     Document Type: Article

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