Comparison of ultrasound biomicroscopic configurations among primary angle closure, its suspects, and nonoccludable angles: The Kumejima study

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Henzan, Ichiko Medoruma ^a   Tomidokoro, Atsuo ^b   Uejo, Chiharu ^a   Sakai, Hiroshi ^a   Sawaguchi, Shoichi ^a   Iwase, Aiko ^c   Araie, Makoto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Tajimi Iwase Eye Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CILIARY BODY; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRIS; JAPAN; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; SCLERA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THICKNESS; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 79957558902     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.11.030     Document Type: Article

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