Influence of pupillary diameter, ciliary muscle tone, and ambient light on nerve fiber layer measurements with scanning laser polarimetry

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 124-127

  Paranhos Jr , Augusto ^a   Silvestre, Ana Maria ^a   Passerotti, Carlo C ^a   Martins, Elizabeth M R ^a   Mello, Paulo Augusto De Arruda ^a   Prata Jr , João Antônio ^a   Shields, Milton Bruce ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GDx; Glaucoma; Papillary diameter; Polarimetry

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; EYE DROPS; MIOTIC AGENT; MYDRIATIC AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE; PILOCARPINE; TROPICAMIDE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CILIARY MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER; LIGHT; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINA NERVE CELL; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE; TONOMETRY;

ADULT; CILIARY BODY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; LIGHT; MALE; MIOTICS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYDRIATICS; NERVE FIBERS; OPHTHALMOSCOPES; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PILOCARPINE; PUPIL; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; TROPICAMIDE;

EID: 15244360641     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000153406.03805.e3     Document Type: Article

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