Visual impairment and disc cupping among newly diagnosed patients with glaucoma

Asian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 140-145

  Ling, Chieng Lee ^a   Bin, Ong Lieh ^a   Tet, Cheong Min ^a   Vengadasalam, Selva Raja ^a   Leong, Ng Gim ^b   Tajudin, Liza Sharmini Ahmad ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL PULAU PINANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Low; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK CUP; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 29544433613     PISSN: 15602133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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