An analysis of patients discharged from a hospital-based glaucoma case-finding clinic over a 3-year period

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-403

  Salmon, Nicola J ^a   Terry, H P ^b   Farmery, Andrew D ^c   Salmon, John F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case finding; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Physiological cupping; Visual fields

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GLAUCOMA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPTIC DISK; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; GLAUCOMA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OPTOMETRY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 34250731352     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2007.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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