Retinal nerve fiber layer measurements in Indian eyes using the scanning laser polarimeter, GDx

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 215-220

  Vijaya, Lingam ^a,b   Varma, Maneesha ^a   Krishna, Kumar R ^a   Saraniya, A S ^a   Ganesh Babu, M G ^a   Subash, S ^a   Sukumar, B ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

GDx; Retinal nerve fiber layer; Scanning laser polarimeter

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLARIMETER; RETINA; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETER; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; REFERENCE VALUES; RETINA;

EID: 5344263046     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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