Comparison of retinal nerve fibre layer thickness and visual field loss between different glaucoma groups

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1004-1007

  Galvao Filho R P ^a   Vessani, R M ^a   Susanna Jr , R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLARIMETRY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NERVE CELL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 23144433283     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.050906     Document Type: Article

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