Frequency of asymmetric visual field defects in normal-tension and high- tension glaucoma

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 988-991

  Poinoosawmy, Darmalingum ^a   Fontana, Luigi ^a   Wu, John X ^a   Bunce, Catey V ^a   Hitchings, Roger A ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 0031807704     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)96049-3     Document Type: Article

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