Incorporating corneal pachymetry into the management of glaucoma

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1623-1628

  Iester, Michele ^a   Mete, Maurizio ^a   Figus, Michele ^a   Frezzotti, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORNEA THICKNESS; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

BIOMECHANICS; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 68649120061     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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