Application of clinical techniques relevant for glaucoma assessment by optometrists: Concordance with guidelines

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 580-591

  Jamous, Khalid F ^a,b   Kalloniatis, Michael ^a   Hayen, Andrew ^c   Mitchell, Paul ^d   Stapleton, Fiona J ^a   Zangerl, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competence; Confidence; Glaucoma; Optic nerve head; Optometrist; Visual field

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTOMETRY; PERIMETRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDS;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OPTOMETRY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL FIELD TESTS;

EID: 84906688921     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/opo.12146     Document Type: Article

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