American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 137, Issue 2 , Pages 228-235 , February 2004

Identifying early glaucoma with optical coherence tomography

Presented as a poster at the annual ARVO meeting, May 4–8, 2003, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

  • Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Glaucoma Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • ,
  • Douglas Hoffman, BA

      Affiliations

    • Glaucoma Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • ,
  • Dana P. Tannenbaum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Glaucoma Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • ,
  • Simon K. Law, MD PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Glaucoma Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • ,
  • Joseph Caprioli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Glaucoma Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Joseph Caprioli, MD, Glaucoma Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, 100 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; fax: (310) 206-7773

,Accepted 2 September 2003.

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American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 137, Issue 2 , Pages 228-235 , February 2004

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