New developments in scanning laser polarimetry for glaucoma

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-140

  Lemij, Hans G ^a   Reus, Nicolaas J ^a  

^a ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Enhanced corneal compensation; GDx; Glaucoma; Scanning laser polarimetry; Variable corneal compensation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AUTOMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; PERIMETRY; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THICKNESS;

BIREFRINGENCE; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; LASERS; NERVE FIBERS; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 40049083269     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3282f4b1c2     Document Type: Review

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