The influence of age, gender, refractive error, and optic disc size on the optic disc configuration in Japanese normal eyes

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 200-203

  Kashiwagi, K ^a   Tamura, M ^a   Abe, K ^a   Kogure, S ^a   Tsukahara, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Japanese; Laser scanning topography; Normal eyes; Optic disc

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAPAN; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIC DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC DISK; PERIMETRY; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034109044     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2000.078002200.x     Document Type: Article

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