Alterations in the morphology of lamina cribrosa pores in glaucomatous eyes

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 251-256

  Tezel, G ^a   Trinkaus, K ^b   Wax, M B ^c,d  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LAMINA CRIBROSA; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NERVOUS TISSUE; OPTIC DISK CUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE INJURY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC DISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERA;

EID: 0942279519     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.019281     Document Type: Article

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