Acquired pit of the optic nerve: A risk factor for progression of glaucoma

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 457-464

  Ugurlu, Seyda ^a   Weitzman, Marc ^a   Nduaguba, Constance ^a   Caprioli, Joseph ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 0032053159     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)80185-8     Document Type: Article

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