Discrimination between normal and early glaucomatous eyes with scanning laser polarimeter with fixed and variable corneal compensator settings

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 468-476

  Brusini, Paolo ^a   Salvetat, M L ^a   Parisi, L ^a   Zeppieri, M ^a   Tosoni, C ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early primary open angle glaucoma; Fixed corneal compensator; Scanning laser polarimetry; Sensitivity; Specificity; Variable corneal compensator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; NERVE FIBER; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; POLARIMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETER; TONOMETRY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BIREFRINGENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LASER; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINA GANGLION CELL; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIREFRINGENCE; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; LASERS; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 23844546946     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210501500409     Document Type: Article

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