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Correlation Between Structure and Function in Glaucomatous Damage

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Glaucoma is a progressive condition, which gradually causes a negative morphological change in optic nerve head (ONH) and retina, thus resulting in a typical functional loss of visual field (VF). Evaluation of structural and functional changes has become a usual routine in glaucoma management, while the assessment of relationship between structure and function—one of the most important aspects to adequately grade the severity and course of the disease.

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Maciulaitiene, R., Januleviciene, I. (2019). Correlation Between Structure and Function in Glaucomatous Damage. In: Januleviciene, I., Harris, A. (eds) Biophysical Properties in Glaucoma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98198-7_20

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