Evaluation of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in the area of apparently normal hemifield in glaucomatous eyes with optical coherence tomography

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 250-254

  Kee, Changwon ^a   Cho, Changhwan ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Hemifield; Optical coherence tomography; Retinal nerve fiber layer

Indexed keywords

PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; NERVE FIBER; OPHTHALMOSCOPE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA NERVE CELL; THICKNESS; TOMOGRAPHY; TONOMETER; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; PERIMETRY; RETINA; TOMOGRAPHY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0038310571     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-200306000-00012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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