Intraobserver reproducibility of retinal nerve fiber layer measurements using scanning laser polarimetry and optical coherence tomography in normal and ocular hypertensive subjects

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 523-530

  Lleo Perez A ^a,b   Ortuno Soto A ^a   Rahhal, M S ^a   Martinez Soriano F ^a   Sanchis Gimeno, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Clínica Dr Rahhal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ocular hypertension; Optical coherence tomography; Reproducibility; Retinal nerve thickness measurements; Scanning laser polarimeter

Indexed keywords

ACHROMATIC AUTOMATED PERIMETRY; ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PERIMETRY; POLARIMETER; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINA NERVE CELL; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS;

EID: 12344316312     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210401400612     Document Type: Article

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