Can ocular torsion be measured using the slitlamp biomicroscope?

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-47

  Kothari, Mihir T ^a   Venkatesan, G ^a   Shah, Jugal P ^a   Kothari, Kulin ^a   Nirmalan, Praveen K ^b  

^a Bombay City Eye Institute & Research Centre   (India)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Disc foveal angle; Fundus photography; Ocular torsion; Slitlamp biomicroscopy; Strabismus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CAMERA; CHILD; EYE FUNDUS; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCULAR TORSION; OPTIC DISK; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA FOVEA; ROTATION; SLIT LAMP; STRABISMUS; TORSION;

EID: 17144430445     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.15284     Document Type: Article

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