Quantitative evaluation of the optic nerve head in early glaucoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 352-361

  Garway Heath, D F ^a   Hitchings, R A ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETINA DEGENERATION; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 0031955730     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.82.4.352     Document Type: Article

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