Comparison of optical coherence tomography and scanning laser polarimetry for detection of localized retinal nerve fiber layer defects

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 229-236

  Yoo, Young Cheol ^a   Park, Ki Ho ^b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Optical coherence tomography; Retinal nerve fiber layer defect; Scanning laser polarimetry; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

PHENYLEPHRINE; TROPICAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED FREE FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINA NERVE CELL; RETINA NERVE FIBER LAYER DEFECT; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 77951481390     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181b21e87     Document Type: Article

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