Is structure-function relationship stronger with enhanced corneal compensation than with variable corneal compensation in scanning laser polarimetry?
The structure-function relationship between RNFL retardation and SAP VF sensitivity was stronger in images obtained with the GDx ECC than with the GDx VCC (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Dublin, CA). ABPs, which appeared more markedly with VCC than with ECC, weakened the structure-function relationship.
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