Goldmann tonometry and pachymetry measures in patients with and without topical medical treatment at a glaucoma clinic

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 558-567

  Doughty, Michael J ^a   Gillis, Naiomi ^a   MacGill, Jennifer ^a   Montgomery, Donald M ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Ocular hypertension; Pachymetry; Tonometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CORNEA; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; PILOT PROJECTS; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 55149087036     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2008.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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