Ophthalmology
Volume 117, Issue 9 , Pages 1667-1673 , September 2010

Diagnostic Accuracy of the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph for Glaucoma: A Population-Based Assessment

  • Paul R. Healey, MMed, PhD, FRANZCO

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Paul Healey, MMed, PhD, FRANZCO, University of Sydney Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead, NSW, Australia, 2145
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  • Anne J. Lee, PhD, FRANZCO

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Tin Aung, PhD, FRCSE

      Affiliations

    • Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore
    • ,
  • Tien Y. Wong, PhD, FRCSE

      Affiliations

    • Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore
    • ,
  • Paul Mitchell, MD, PhD, FRANZCO

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Received 25 April 2009 ,Revised 6 July 2010 ,Accepted 6 July 2010.

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 Manuscript no. 2009-565.

 Financial Disclosure(s): The authors have no proprietary or commercial interest in any of the materials discussed in this article.

 Funded by the Australian National Health & Medical Research Council (Grant numbers 991407, 211069, 457349).

PII: S0161-6420(10)00716-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.07.001

Ophthalmology
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