Menstrual cycle-dependent differences between right and left visual hemifields in perimetry

Current Eye Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 723-727

  Akar, Yusuf ^a   Zulauf, Mario ^b   Yucel, Iclal ^a   Akar, Munire Erman ^a   Erdem, Uzeyir ^c   Trak, Bilal ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY EYE CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^c GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gender; Interhemifield differences; Menstrual cycle; Short wavelength automated perimetry; Standard achromatic perimetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOMETRY; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 26444600212     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680590968420     Document Type: Article

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