Diagnostic Validity of Optic Disc and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Evaluations in Detecting Structural Changes after Optic Neuritis

Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Bertuzzi, Francesca ^a   Suzani, Martina ^a   Tagliabue, Elena ^a,d   Cavaletti, Guido ^a,b   Angeli, Raffaella ^a,c   Balgera, Roberto ^d   Rulli, Eliana ^e   Ferrarese, Carlo ^a,b   Miglior, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPTIC DISK; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NERVE CELL; RETROBULBAR OPTIC NEUROPATHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 77952890437     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.02.024     Document Type: Article

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