Encounters in Glaucoma Research 3: How to Ascertain Progress and OutcomeDouglas R. Anderson, Stephen M. Drance |
Contents
What is quality of life in vision research and clinical practice? | 5 |
The relationship between traditional clinical and functional status outcomes in patients | 17 |
Comparing generic and diseasespecific measurements | 35 |
the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma | 45 |
Use of outcomes in clinical practice | 63 |
Quality of life in an economic context | 75 |
Summation | 85 |
How do we measure functional progression of glaucoma? | 91 |
Analysis of changes in the optic nerve head | 195 |
Changes in the glaucomatous retinal nerve fiber layer | 209 |
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Introduction of session | 233 |
Vascular factors in glaucoma | 249 |
Confocal scanning laser Doppler flowmetry of the retina and optic nerve head | 263 |
mechanical and cellular analysis | 277 |
How do we measure functional progression of glaucoma? Aspects worth considering when | 107 |
Introduction of session continued | 139 |
Quality of life study determination of progression | 149 |
Johnson | 166 |
What constitutes glaucomatous functional progression? | 183 |
Doppler ultrasound blood flow measurement | 299 |
Color Doppler imaging of umbilical and ophthalmic arteries | 329 |
Magnetic resonance angiography | 345 |
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