Discrimination between normal and glaucomatous eyes with scanning laser polarimetry and optic disc topography: A preliminary report

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-359

  Magacho, Leopoldo ^a,b,d   Marcondes, A M ^a   Costa, V P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Confocal scanning system; Glaucoma; Multivariate analysis; Visual field

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIC DISK; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 21744457739     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210501500307     Document Type: Article

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