Prevalence of open angle glaucoma in accompanying first degree relatives of patients with glaucoma

Clinics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-332

  Vegini, Franciele ^a   Figueiroa Filho, Natanael ^a   Lenci, Raphael Furlan ^a   Neto, Diogo Garcia ^a   Susanna Jr , Remo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Family; Glaucoma; Prevalence; Relatives; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749095057     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322008000300007     Document Type: Article

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