Longitudinal changes in central corneal thickness and their relation to glaucoma status: An 8 year follow up study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 732-736

  Weizer, J S ^b,c   Stinnett, S S ^b   Herndon, Leon W ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 33744831967     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.087155     Document Type: Article

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