American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 39-43 , January 2005

Comparison of three optical coherence tomography scanning areas for detection of glaucomatous damage

Presented in part at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, Anaheim, California, November 2003.

  • Gadi Wollstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • New England Eye Center, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Hiroshi Ishikawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • New England Eye Center, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Jiping Wang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, GSPH, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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  • Siobahn A. Beaton, BA

      Affiliations

    • UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • New England Eye Center, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Joel S. Schuman, MD

      Affiliations

    • UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • New England Eye Center, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Joel S. Schuman, MD, UPMC, Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 203 Lothrop Street, The Eye and Ear Institute, Suite 816, Pittsburgh, PA 15213; fax (412) 647-5119

,Accepted 17 August 2004.

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 Supported in part by grants NIH R01-EY13178-4, RO1-EY11289-16, and P30-EY13078.Dr. Schuman is an inventor of optical coherence tomography.

PII: S0002-9394(04)01005-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.08.036

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 39-43 , January 2005

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