Current concepts in the diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 141-147

  Omoti, A E ^a   Okeigbemen, V W ^a   Waziri Erameh, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Glaucoma; Optic disc; Review article; Visual fields

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER ANGLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORNEA THICKNESS; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC DISK CUP; OPTIC NERVE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 72149124197     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v28i3.48480     Document Type: Review

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