Association between localized visual field losses and thickness deviation of the nerve fiber layer in glaucoma

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 419-425

  Horn, Folkert K ^a   Mardin, Christian Y ^a   Viestenz, Arne ^a   Jünemann, Anselm G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Localized visual field defects; Nerve fiber layer; Perimetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE FIBER; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIMETRY; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA IMAGE; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINA NERVE CELL; THICKNESS; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 27944457927     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000185619.06540.aa     Document Type: Article

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