Measurement of corneal thickness in glaucoma patients;Hornhautdickenmessung bei glaukompatienten

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 919-924

  Dave, H ^a   Kutschan, A ^a   Pauer, A ^b   Wiegand, W ^a  

^a Klinik Heidberg   (Germany)

^b Augenarztpraxis Rosengarten   (Germany)

Author keywords

Applanation tonometry; Corneal thickness; Glaucoma; Orbscan; Pachymetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 4544338233     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: 14330423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-003-0977-x     Document Type: Article

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