Worldwide glaucoma through the looking glass

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-254

  Bourne, Rupert R A ^a  

^a HINCHINGBROOKE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EDITORIAL; EYE INFECTION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BLINDNESS; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33644647999     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.083527     Document Type: Editorial

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