There is a trend for the diagnosis of glaucoma to be made at an earlier stage in 2010 compared to 2008 in Oxford, United Kingdom

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 179-182

  de Silva, Samantha R ^a   Riaz, Yasmin ^a   Purbrick, Robert M J ^a   Salmon, John F ^a  

^a OXFORD EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Glaucoma; Guidelines; National Institute of Clinical Excellence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873899559     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/opo.12030     Document Type: Article

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