Glaucoma detection using the GDx nerve fiber analyzer and the retinal thickness analyzer (RTA)

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 251-258

  Hoffmann, Esther M ^a,b,c   Bowd, C ^b   Klein, N ^a   Stemberger, K ^a   Grus, F H ^a   Pfeiffer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Nerve fiber analyzer; Optic nerve imaging; Retinal thickness analyzer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE FIBER; PERIMETRY; POLARIMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 33745034052     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600210     Document Type: Article

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