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Review
. 1997 Apr;8(2):38-41.
doi: 10.1097/00055735-199704000-00007.

New definitions of glaucoma

N Gupta  1 , R N Weinreb
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Review

New definitions of glaucoma

N Gupta et al. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 1997 Apr.

Abstract

At this time, there is no comprehensive and specific definition of glaucoma. Diagnostic tests such as retinal nerve fiber layer observation, scanning laser polarimetry, and confocal scanning laser tomography may improve the diagnosis and detection of glaucoma. Also, new functional tests, including short-wave-length automated perimetry, may provide better detection of glaucoma.

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