Ophthalmology
Volume 112, Issue 3 , Pages 386-390 , March 2005

Risk of glaucoma in ocular hypertension with and without pseudoexfoliation

  • Kirsti Grødum, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Kirsti Grødum, MD, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology, Malmö University Hospital, S-20502 Malmö, Sweden
    • ,
  • Anders Heijl, MD, PhD
    • ,
  • Bo Bengtsson, MD, PhD

Received 7 April 2004 ,Accepted 14 September 2004.

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 Manuscript no. 240265.

 This study was supported by the Swedish Research Council (grant no.: K2002-74X-10426-10A), Malmö University Hospital, and the Järnhardt Foundation.

 The authors have no proprietary or financial interest in any of the material in this article.

PII: S0161-6420(04)01522-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.09.024

Ophthalmology
Volume 112, Issue 3 , Pages 386-390 , March 2005

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