Gonioscopy findings and prevalence of occludable angles in a Burmese population: The Meiktila Eye study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 856-859

  Casson, R J ^a   Newland, H S ^a   Muecke, J ^a   McGovern, S ^a   Abraham, L M ^a   Shein, W K ^b   Selva, D ^a   Aung, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Trachoma Control and Prevention Programme   (Myanmar)

^c Yangon Eye Hospital   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYANMAR; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; RURAL HEALTH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34347342818     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.108688     Document Type: Article

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