Comparative study of new imaging technologies for the diagnosis of glaucoma: design and conduct of a multi-centre diagnostic accuracy study
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Purpose The detection and diagnosis of glaucoma is challenging for health professionals. In the UK, approximately 45% of patients are discharged from secondary care after one visit. Automated imaging technologies are easy to perform and could potentially be used by trained technicians as triage tests for glaucoma diagnosis. The GATE study aims to compare the diagnostic performance of three technologies, Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT-III), Scanning laser polarimetry (GDx-ECC) and Optical Coherence Tomography (Spectralis), as triage tests in secondary care for glaucoma diagnosis.
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