Sensitivity and specificity of two glaucoma case-finding strategies for optometrists

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 341-346

  Ieong, A ^a   Murdoch, I ^a   Cousens, S ^a   Healey, P ^a   Theodossiades, J ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Heidelberg retinal tomography; Optometrist; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TOMOGRAPHY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLAUCOMA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NERVE FIBER; OPTIC DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPTOMETRY; PERIMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0141448768     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2003.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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