Anterior scleral canal geometry in pressurised (IOP 10) and non-pressurised (IOP 0) normal monkey eyes

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1284-1290

  Bellezza, A J ^b,c   Rintalan, C J ^c   Thompson, H W ^b   Downs, J C ^b,c   Hart, R T ^b,c   Burgoyne, C F ^a,b,c  

^a DEU Eye Center   (United States)

^b LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBEDDING; ENUCLEATION; GEOMETRY; HISTOLOGY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHLEMM CANAL; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; SCLERA;

EID: 0141525340     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.10.1284     Document Type: Article

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