Biometric characteristics of eyes with exfoliation syndrome and occludable as well as open angles and eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-75

  Damji, Karim F ^a   Chialant, Diane ^b   Shah, Kirtida ^b   Kulkarni, Sadhana V ^b   Ross, Ella A ^b   Al Ani, Ali ^b   Hodge, William G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angle closure; Exfoliation syndrome; Lens; Primary open angle glaucoma; Ultrasound biomicroscopy; Zonules

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTOMETRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

EID: 59849095502     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/I08-181     Document Type: Article

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