American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 135, Issue 1 , Pages 44-48 , January 2003

Reliability of the disk damage likelihood scale

  • Jeffrey D Henderer, MD

      Affiliations

    • William and Anna Goldberg Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine (J.D.H., M.K., U.A., A.B., W.C.S., G.L.S.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Jeffrey D. Henderer, MD, Wills Eye Hospital, Glaucoma Service, 840 Walnut Street, Suite 1120, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; fax: (215) 928-3903
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  • Connie Liu, BA

      Affiliations

    • Temple University School of Medicine (C.L.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Muge Kesen, MD

      Affiliations

    • William and Anna Goldberg Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine (J.D.H., M.K., U.A., A.B., W.C.S., G.L.S.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • Undraa Altangerel, MD

      Affiliations

    • William and Anna Goldberg Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine (J.D.H., M.K., U.A., A.B., W.C.S., G.L.S.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Atilla Bayer, MD

      Affiliations

    • William and Anna Goldberg Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine (J.D.H., M.K., U.A., A.B., W.C.S., G.L.S.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • William C Steinmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • William and Anna Goldberg Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine (J.D.H., M.K., U.A., A.B., W.C.S., G.L.S.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • The Tulane Center for Clinical Effectiveness and Prevention, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Tulane University (W.C.S.), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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  • George L Spaeth, MD

      Affiliations

    • William and Anna Goldberg Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine (J.D.H., M.K., U.A., A.B., W.C.S., G.L.S.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

,Accepted 20 August 2002.

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☆ This work is supported in part by the Glaucoma Service Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

PII: S0002-9394(02)01833-0

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 135, Issue 1 , Pages 44-48 , January 2003

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