Iris colour, optic disc dimensions, degree and progression of glaucomatous optic nerve damage

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 654-660

  Jonas, Jost B ^a,b,d   Budde, Wido M ^a,b   Stroux, Andrea ^c   Oberacher Velten, Isabel M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Iris; Neuroretinal rim; Optic disc; Optic nerve head

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA THICKNESS; DISEASE COURSE; EYE COLOR; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PERIMETRY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 33748563926     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01310.x     Document Type: Article

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