Comparative study of retinal nerve fiber layer damage in Japanese patients with normal- and high-tension glaucoma

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 363-366

  Kubota, Toshiaki ^a,b,c   Khalil, Ahmad K ^a   Honda, Masae ^a   Ito, Shinji ^a   Nishioka, Yuko ^a   Inomata, Hajime ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Cardiovascular Surgery   (Japan)

^c National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

Normal tension glaucoma; Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness; Scanning laser polarimeter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; JAPAN; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA INJURY; RETINA NERVE CELL; THICKNESS;

EID: 0033278292     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-199912000-00004     Document Type: Article

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