Shared care of patients with ocular hypertension in the Community and Hospital Allied Network Glaucoma Evaluation Scheme (CHANGES)

Eye

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 564-567

  Mandalos, A ^a   Bourne, R ^a,b,c   French, K ^a   Newsom, W ^a   Chang, L ^a,b  

^a HINCHINGBROOKE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community; glaucoma; monitoring; ocular hypertension; shared care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; OPTIC DISK; OPTOMETRIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; SLIT LAMP; TEAMWORK; TONOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 84859760452     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.350     Document Type: Review

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