Patterns of progression of localized retinal nerve fibre layer defect on red-free fundus photographs in normal-tension glaucoma

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 857-863

  Suh, M H ^a   Kim, D M ^a   Kim, Y K ^a   Kim, T W ^b   Park, K H ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Localized retinal nerve fibre layer defect; Normaltension glaucoma; Pattern of progression of defect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL TENSION GLAUCOMA; RETINA DISEASE; RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER DEFECT; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 77952480852     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2009.209     Document Type: Article

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