Anterior chamber depth measurement as a screening tool for primary angle-closure glaucoma in an East Asian population

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 257-263

  Devereux, Joe G ^a,e   Foster, Paul J ^a,e   Baasanhu, Jamyanjav ^b   Uranchimeg, Davaatseren ^b   Lee, Pak Sang ^a   Erdenbeleig, T ^b   Machin, David ^c   Johnson, Gordon J ^a   Alsbirk, Poul Helge ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Central State University Hospital   (Mongolia)

^c National Medical Research Council   (Singapore)

^d HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e National Eye Centre   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONGOLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SLIT LAMP;

EID: 0033967163     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.118.2.257     Document Type: Article

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