Interocular asymmetry of visual field defects in primary open angle glaucoma and primary angle-closure glaucoma

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-368

  Wang, J C ^a   Gazzard, Gus ^a,b,c,d   Foster, P J ^a,b,c,d   Devereux, J G ^a,c   Oen, F T S ^a   Chew, P T K ^a,e   Khaw, P T ^b,c,d   Seah, S K L ^a,b  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Eye Institute   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Angle closure; Glaucoma; Visual fields

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED PERIMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGAPORE; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 2342527943     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700664     Document Type: Article

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