The prevalence of glaucoma in the melbourne visual impairment project

Matthew D Wensor; Catherine A. McCarty; Y. L. Stanislavsky; Patricia M. Livingston; Hugh R. Taylor

doi:10.1016/s0161-6420(98)94031-3

Keywords

MedicineGlaucomaIntraocular pressurePopulationEye examinationOptometryOphthalmologyVisual impairmentOpen angle glaucomaFundus photographyVisual acuity

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The University of Melbourne AU

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 105
Issue: 4
Pages: 733-739
Citations: 378
Access: Closed

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                                    Matthew D Wensor, 
                                
                                    Catherine A. McCarty, 
                                
                                    Y. L. Stanislavsky
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            The prevalence of glaucoma in the melbourne visual impairment project. 
                            Ophthalmology
                            , 105
                            (4)
                            , 733-739.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0161-6420(98)94031-3
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(98)94031-3