The use of RADAAR (ratio of rim area to disc area asymmetry) in detecting glaucoma and its severity

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 240-244

  Harasymowycz, Paul ^a,b   Davis, Brandon ^a   Xu, Gang ^c   Myers, Jonathan ^a   Bayer, Atilla ^a   Spaeth, George L ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Glaucoma; Heidelberg Retina Tomograph; Optic nerve; Visual field

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLAUCOMA; HEIDELBERG RETINA TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC DISK CUP; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION; RATIO OF RIM AREA TO DISC AREA ASYMMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOMOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 2442523160     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(04)80120-0     Document Type: Article

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