Axial length does not correlate with degree of visual field loss in myopic chinese individuals with glaucomatous appearing optic nerves

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 509-513

  Chao, Daniel Lee ^a   Shrivastava, Anurag ^a,b   Kim, Donna H ^a   Lin, Hugh ^a   Singh, Kuldev ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

axial length; Chinese; glaucoma; myopia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; EYE; EYE AXIS LENGTH; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MYOPIA; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AXIAL LENGTH, EYE; CHINA; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 77958573061     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181d12dae     Document Type: Article

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