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SUBMITTER: Lee SH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6370828 | biostudies-other | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Lee Seung Hyen SH Kim Tae-Woo TW Lee Eun Ji EJ Girard Michaël J A MJA Mari Jean Martial JM
Scientific reports 20190211 1
Given that posterior bowing of the lamina cribrosa (LC) is a principle event in the development of glaucomatous damage, assessment of the LC morphology may have clinical utility in diagnosing and managing glaucoma patients. LC curvature has been suggested as an index to evaluate the LC morphology. To apply LC morphology in clinical practice, it is necessary to know normal profiles of LC curvature in healthy population. This study was performed to investigate the characteristics of LC curvature i ...[more]