Scanning laser polarimetry with variable corneal compensation and detection of glaucomatous optic neuropathy

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 243, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 774-779

  Da Pozzo, Stefano ^a   Iacono, Pierluigi ^a   Marchesan, Roberta ^a   Fantin, Anna ^a   Ravalico, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corneal birefringence; Glaucoma; Scanning laser polarimetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE FIBER INDICATOR; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PARAMETER; PERIMETRY; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; VARIABLE CORNEAL COMPENSATOR; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIREFRINGENCE; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASERS; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PERIMETRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 24944476157     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-004-1118-1     Document Type: Article

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