Intraocular Pressure, Central Corneal Thickness, and Prevalence of Open-Angle Glaucoma: The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 741-746

  Francis, Brian A ^a   Varma, Rohit ^a   Chopra, Vikas ^a   Lai, Mei Ying ^a   Shtir, Corina ^a   Azen, Stanley P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; COHORT STUDIES; CORNEA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 54449100316     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.05.048     Document Type: Article

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