Comparative study of central corneal thickness using fourier-domain optical coherence tomography versus ultrasound pachymetry in primary open-angle glaucoma

Cornea

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-13

  Garcia Medina, Jose J ^a,b   Garcia Medina, Manuel ^c   Garcia Maturana, Carlos ^d   Zanon Moreno, Vicente ^b   Pons Vazquez, Sheila ^b   Pinazo Duran, Maria D ^b  

^a La Inmaculada Hospital ^*  (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

central corneal thickness; fourier domain; glaucoma; OCT; pachymetry; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRIMONIDINE; BRINZOLAMIDE; DORZOLAMIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEAL PACHYMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FOURIER DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND PACHYMETRY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CORNEA; CORNEAL PACHYMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 84871648450     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318242fd0f     Document Type: Article

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