Influence of axial length on visual field defects in primary open-angle glaucoma

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 968-971

  Chen, Yuh Fang ^a   Wang, Tsing Hong ^a   Lin, Luke L K ^a   Hung, Por T ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Axial length; Glaucoma; Myopia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EYE AXIS LENGTH; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PERIMETRY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0031408108     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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