Central corneal thickness, tonometry, and glaucoma risk - A guide for the perplexed

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 562-566

  Brandt, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Ocular hypertension; Pachymetry; Risk factors; Tonometry

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORNEA THICKNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EYE SURGERY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TRABECULOPLASTY;

EID: 34748901262     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/can.j.ophthalmol.i07-095     Document Type: Conference Paper

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