American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 130, Issue 3 , Pages 280-286 , September 2000

Optic disk topography after medical treatment to reduce intraocular pressure

  • Christopher Bowd, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Glaucoma Center and Diagnostic Imaging Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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  • Robert N Weinreb, MD

      Affiliations

    • Glaucoma Center and Diagnostic Imaging Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
    • ,
  • Brian Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Glaucoma Center and Diagnostic Imaging Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
    • ,
  • Alireza Emdadi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Glaucoma Center and Diagnostic Imaging Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
    • ,
  • Linda M Zangwill, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Glaucoma Center and Diagnostic Imaging Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Linda M. Zangwill, PhD, Glaucoma Center and Diagnostic Imaging Laboratory, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0946

,Accepted 6 March 2000.

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☆ This work was supported in part by National Institutes of Health Grant EY11008 (Dr Zangwill) and the Joseph Drown Foundation, Los Angeles, California (Dr Weinreb).

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American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 130, Issue 3 , Pages 280-286 , September 2000

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