Quantification of neuroretinal rim loss using digital planimetry in long-term follow-up of normals and patients with ocular hypertension

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 430-436

  Laemmer, Robert ^a   Schroeder, Sabine ^a   Martus, Peter ^b   Viestenz, Arne ^a,c   Mardin, Christian Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digital planimetry; Neuroretinal rim loss; Ocular hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NEURORETINAL RIM LOSS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETINA DEGENERATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RETINA;

EID: 34547889864     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31804a5e80     Document Type: Article

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