Quantitative analysis of axonal loss in band atrophy of the optic nerve using scanning laser polarimetry

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-37

  Monteiro, Mário L R ^a   Medeiros, F A ^a   Ostroscki, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; OPTIC NERVE FIBER; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AXONS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HEMIANOPSIA; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; OPTIC ATROPHY; OPTIC CHIASM; RETINA;

EID: 0037232860     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.1.32     Document Type: Article

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