Five-year risk of progression of primary angle closure to primary angle closure glaucoma: A population-based study

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 480-485

  Thomas, Ravi ^a   Parikh, Rajul ^b   Muliyil, Jayaprakash ^b   Kumar, Rajesh S ^b  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Laser peripheral iridotomy; Population based; Primary angle closure; Primary angle closure glaucoma; Progression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOMETRY; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRIDOTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; OPTIC DISK ANOMALY; PERIMETRY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

BIOMETRY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRIS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIMETRY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0142124865     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2003.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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