Title :
Clinical application of optical coherence tomography in glaucoma
Author :
Chen, Hsin-Yi ; Hung, Por-Tying
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ophthalmology, China Med. Univ. Hosp., Taichung City, Taiwan
Abstract :
Retinal nerve fiber layer defect, which may present prior to visual field damage, is an important sign of primary open angle glaucoma. Early diagnosis have been emphasized in the treatment of glaucoma.
Keywords :
diseases; eye; neurophysiology; optical tomography; vision defects; glaucoma; optical coherence tomography; retinal nerve fiber layer defect; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Eyes; Monitoring; Nerve fibers; Optical sensors; Reproducibility of results; Retina; Thickness measurement; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics, 2004. APBP 2004. The Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8676-0
DOI :
10.1109/APBP.2004.1412278
