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Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Split Bundles Are True Anatomic Variants

Kaliner E, Cohen MJ, Miron H, Kogan M, Blumenthal EZ. Ophthalmology. 2007 Dec;114(12):2259-64. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: The presence of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) split bundles recently was described in normal eyes scanned using scanning laser polarimetry. In this study, the authors set out to ascertain whether […]

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Reproducibility Of Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Measurements By Use Of Optical Coherence Tomography

Blumenthal EZ, Williams JM, Weinreb RN, Girkin CA, Berry CC, Zangwill LM. Ophthalmology. 2000 Dec;107(12):2278-82. Glaucoma Center and Diagnostic Imaging Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, USA. ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reproducibility of optical coherence tomograph (OCT) retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) measurements in normal and glaucomatous eyes by means of

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Laser Photocoagulation Spot-Size Errors Stemming From The Refractive State Of The Surgeon’s Eye

Blumenthal EZ, Serpetopoulos CN. Ophthalmology. 2000 Feb;107(2):329-33. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, and Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: Meaningful errors in photocoagulation spot size may result from several factors. In this article we discuss one major factor, namely, fluctuations in the surgeon’s accommodative state, coupled with an inaccurate setting of the

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Estimating Intraocular Pressure Using A Glass Rod

Frenkel S, Katz S, Horani A, Kaiserman I, Asleh SA, Blumenthal EZ. Ann Ophthalmol (Skokie). 2006 Fall;38(3):195-9. Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. eblumenthal@md.huji.ac.il ABSTRACT: Four masked examiners studied the usefulness of the glass-rod for estimating intraocular pressure (IOP) in a living, anesthetized rabbit eye manometrically set to 135 different random values.

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Comparison Of Long-Term Variability For Standard And Short-Wavelength Automated Perimetry In Stable Glaucoma Patients

Blumenthal EZ, Sample PA, Zangwill L, Lee AC, Kono Y, Weinreb RN. Am J Ophthalmol. 2000 Mar;129(3):309-13. Glaucoma Center and Visual Function Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To quantify and compare, on a point-by-point basis, the long-term variability of standard and short-wavelength automated perimetry in a group

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Discriminating Between Normal And Glaucomatous Eyes Using The Heidelberg Retina Tomograph, Gdx Nerve Fiber Analyzer And The Optical Coherence Tomograph

Zangwill LM, Bowd C, Berry CC, Williams J, Blumenthal EZ, Sanchez-Galeana CA, Vasile C, Weinreb RN. Archives of Ophthalmology 2001;119(7):985-993 Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0946, USA. ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To compare the ability of 3 instruments, the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT), the GDx Nerve Fiber Analyzer (GDx), and

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Using Optical Imaging Summary Data To Detect Glaucoma

Sanchez-Galeana C, Bowd C, Blumenthal EZ, Gokhale PA, Zangwill LM, Weinreb RN. Ophthalmology. 2001 Oct;108(10):1812-8. Glaucoma Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0946, USA. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity for discriminating between early to moderate glaucomatous and normal eyes using summary data reports from the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT),

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Detecting Early Glaucoma By Assessment Of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness And Visual Function

Bowd C, Zangwill LM, Berry CC, Blumenthal EZ, Vasile C, Sanchez-Galeana C, Bosworth CF, Sample PA, Weinreb RN. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2001 Aug;42(9):1993-2003. Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0946, USA. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To compare the abilities of scanning laser polarimetry (SLP), optical coherence tomography (OCT), short-wavelength automated

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Imaging Of The Optic Disc And Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer: The Effects Of Age, Optic Disc Area, Refractive Error, And Gender

Bowd C, Zangwill LM, Blumenthal EZ, Vasile C, Boehm AG, Gokhale PA, Mohammadi K, Amini P, Sankary TM, Weinreb RN. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2002 Jan;19(1):197-207. Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0946, USA. cbowd@eyecenter.ucsd.edu ABSTRACT: We cross-sectionally examined the relationship between age, optic

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Comparing Machine Learning Classifiers For Diagnosing Glaucoma From Standard Automated Perimetry

Goldbaum MH, Sample PA, Chan K, Williams J, Lee TW, Blumenthal E, Girkin CA, Zangwill LM, Bowd C, Sejnowski T, Weinreb RN. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2002 Jan;43(1):162-9. Ophthalmic Informatics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. mgoldbaum@ucsd.edu ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To determine which machine learning classifier learns best

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