Comparison of quantitative imaging devices and subjective optic nerve head assessment by general ophthalmologists to differentiate normal from glaucomatous eyes

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-261

  Vessani, Roberto M ^a,b   Moritz, Rodrigo ^a   Batis, Lúcia ^a   Zagui, Roberta Benetti ^a   Bernardoni, Silvia ^a   Susanna, Remo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

General ophthalmologists; Glaucoma diagnosis; Glaucoma expert; Ocular imaging instruments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; OPTIC NERVE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINA GANGLION CELL; ROC CURVE; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 65649120423     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31818153da     Document Type: Article

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