The relationship between central corneal thickness and the optic disc in an elderly population: The Bridlington Eye Assessment Project

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-62

  Hawker, M J ^a   Edmunds, M R ^a   Vernon, S A ^a   Hillman, J G ^b   MacNab, H K ^b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central corneal thickness; Confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy; Elderly; Glaucoma; Heidelberg retina tomograph; Intraocular pressure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; PARAMETER; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 58249124458     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6703001     Document Type: Article

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