Finding cases of angle-closure glaucoma in clinic setting using a newly developed instrument

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 319-324

  Kashiwagi, Kenjik ^a   Kashiwagi, F ^b   Hiejima, Y ^a   Tsukahara, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b Kashiwagi Ophthalmic Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angle closure glaucoma; Anterior chamber depth; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANALYZER; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IRIDOTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCANNING PERIPHERAL ANTERIOR CHAMBER DEPTH ANALYZER; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION STUDY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 33646268792     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701869     Document Type: Article

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