The evidence base to select a method for assessing glaucomatous visual field progression

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-108

  Ernest, Paul J G ^a,b   Schouten, Jan S A G ^b   Beckers, Henny J M ^b   Hendrikse, Fred ^b   Prins, Martin H ^a   Webers, Carroll A B ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

glaucoma; perimetry; progression; reproducibility; validity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE COURSE; GLAUCOMA; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY; VISUAL FIELD;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL FIELD TESTS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 84857788729     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.02206.x     Document Type: Review

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