Two provocative tests for glaucoma.
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To assess the value of the provocative tests of glaucoma we investigated the water-drinking and jugular compression tests in about 140 eyes. Three groups of cases were investigated: (i) Normal eyes ... ... ... 50 (ii) Eyes with established glaucoma: (a) chronic simple glaucoma ... ... 33 (b) acute congestive glaucoma ... ... ... 13 57 (c) chronic congestive glaucoma ... ... 1 I J (iii) Pre-glaucomatous eyes (i.e. unaffected eyes of patients already affected) ... ... 33
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 37 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1953