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Digital Imaging of the Optic Nerve

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Why do we need measures of the optic nerve head (ONH) and/or the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in clinical glaucoma management?

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    Shan Lin MD

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    George Tanaka BSE, MD

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Lin, S., Tanaka, G. (2010). Digital Imaging of the Optic Nerve. In: Schacknow, P., Samples, J. (eds) The Glaucoma Book. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76700-0_20

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