Intraocular pressure adjusted for central corneal thickness as a screening tool for open-angle glaucoma in an at-risk population

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 571-575

  De Saint Sardos, A ^a   Kamdeu Fansi, A ^a   Chagnon, M ^b   Harasymowycz, Paul J ^a  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CCT; Glaucoma screening; IOP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CORNEA THICKNESS; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOMOGRAM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE LESION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; ROC CURVE; SCREENING TEST; TONOMETRY; VISION TEST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 70349462977     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/i09-129     Document Type: Article

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