Detection of glaucoma: The role of new functional and structural tests

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-95

  Chauhan, Balwantray C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early treatment; Glaucoma; Imaging techniques; Optic disc; Perimetry; Visual field

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; PERIMETRY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISUAL FIELD;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 1842556475     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00055735-200404000-00006     Document Type: Review

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