Retinal nerve fibre layer polarimetry: Histological and clinical comparison

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 684-690

  Morgan, J E ^a   Waldock, A ^b   Jeffery, G ^c   Cowey, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Psychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OPTIC DISK; POLARIMETRY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NERVE CELL; THICKNESS;

EID: 0031750197     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.82.6.684     Document Type: Article

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