Digital stereoscopic analysis of the optic disc: Evaluation of a teaching program

Ophthalmology

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1873-1879

  Sheen, Nicholas J L ^a   Morgan, James E ^a,b   Poulsen, Johan L ^b   North, Rachel V ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC DISK CUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; TEACHING;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TEACHING;

EID: 4744349389     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.04.018     Document Type: Article

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