A proposed simple method for measurement in the anterior chamber angle: Biometric gonioscopy

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2161-2167

  Congdon, Nathan G ^a,c   Spaeth, George L ^a   Augsburger, James ^a   Klancnik Jr , James ^b   Patel, Ketan ^a   Hunter, David G ^c  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER ANGLE; ARTICLE; ASIA; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033511523     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)90499-2     Document Type: Article

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