Measurement of subfoveal choroidal thickness in normal-tension glaucoma in korean patients

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-49

  Rhew, Jin Young ^a,b   Kim, Yun Taek ^b   Choi, Kyu Ryong ^a,c  

^a Institute of Ophthalmology and Optometry   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Mokdong Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Choroidal thickness; normal tension glaucoma; subfoveal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW TENSION GLAUCOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; SUBFOVEAL CHOROIDAL THICKNESS; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHOROID; FEMALE; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LOW TENSION GLAUCOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84891870538     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: 1536481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31825af772     Document Type: Article

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