Assessing the 'cyclodiode G-probe' using a grey scale test: Reproducibility and differences between probes

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-176

  Hossain, P ^a   Ghosh, G ^b   Vernon, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior segment; Ciliary epithelium; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Laser

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; ENERGY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL PROBE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; SURGEON;

EID: 0037356829     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700285     Document Type: Article

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