Measurement of retinal nerve fibre layer by scanning laser polarimetry and high pass resolution perimetry in normal tension glaucoma with relatively high or low intraocular pressure

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 353-357

  Shirakashi, Motohiro ^a   Funaki, Shigeo ^a   Funaki, Haruko ^a   Yaoeda, Kiyoshi ^a   Abe, Haruki ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PERIMETRY; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETINA NERVE CELL; THICKNESS;

EID: 0033029540     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.3.353     Document Type: Article

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