Anterior-segment imaging for assessment of glaucoma

Expert Review of Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-74

  Ursea, Roxana ^a   Silverman, Ronald H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior segment; eye; glaucoma; imaging; optical coherence tomography; ultrasound biomicroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863267534     PISSN: 17469899     EISSN: 17469902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eop.09.61     Document Type: Article

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