The effect of myopia on retinal nerve fibre layer measurement: A comparative study of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography and scanning laser polarimetry

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 255-260

  Wang, Geng ^a   Qiu, Kun Liang ^a   Lu, Xie Hui ^a   Sun, Li Xia ^a   Liao, Xu Jian ^a   Chen, Hong Ling ^a   Zhang, Ming Zhi ^a  

^a Shantou University Medical College   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE AXIS LENGTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MYOPIA; NERVE FIBER; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA NERVE CELL; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; THICKNESS;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOPIA; NERVE FIBERS; RETINA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251519971     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.176768     Document Type: Article

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