Ganglion cell analysis versus retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in glaucoma diagnosis
Background Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy, which can result in irreversible blindness. The main pathologic change in glaucoma is retinal ganglion cell loss. The macula has the greatest density of retinal ganglion cells (∼50%). The advent of spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (O...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.jeos.eg.net/article.asp?issn=2090-0686;year=2019;volume=112;issue=4;spage=122;epage=129;aulast=Soliman |