Scleral biomechanics and glaucoma - A connection?;La biomécanique sclérale et le glaucome - Un rapport?

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-12

  Ethier, C Ross ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CHOROID; CORNEA; EDITORIAL; GLAUCOMA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; OPTIC NERVE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RISK FACTOR; SCLERA;

EID: 33645114306     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80060-8     Document Type: Editorial

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