Longitudinal evaluation of optic disc measurement variability with optical coherence tomography and confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-106

  Lin, Dusheng ^a,b   Leung, Christopher Kai Shun ^a   Weinreb, Robert N ^c   Cheung, Carol Yim Lui ^a   Li, Haitao ^a   Lam, Dennis Shun Chiu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy; Optic disc measurement variability; Optical coherence tomography; Rim area

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIC DISK; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY; VARIANCE;

ADULT; AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651102569     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e318179f879     Document Type: Article

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