Influence of myelinated retinal nerve fibers on scanning laser polarimetry using variable and enhanced corneal compensation methods

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 336-340

  Tóth, Márta ^a   Holló, Gábor ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORNEA; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; LASER; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE FIBER; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33746665334     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20060701-16     Document Type: Article

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