Intraocular pressure fluctuations: How much do they matter?

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 84-87

  Singh, Kuldev ^a,e   Shrivastava, Anurag ^b,c,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Ophthalmology ^*

^d Glaucoma Service   (United States)

^e Glaucoma Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluctuation; Intraocular pressure; Mean; Progression; Variation

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TONOMETRY; VISUAL FIELD;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 62849085850     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e328324e6c4     Document Type: Review

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