A comparative study of two methods of optic disc evaluation in patients of glaucoma

Oman Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-107

  Chandra, Anuradha ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Arun ^b   Bhaduri, Gautam ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b BURDWAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cup disc ratio; disc damage likelihood scale; retinal nerve fiber layer thickness; visual field

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884309773     PISSN: 0974620X     EISSN: 09747842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-620X.116643     Document Type: Article

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