Publications by authors named "Mauricio Flank"
[The role of frequency doubling perimetry in the diagnosis of glaucoma: screening in employees of a public hospital in an urban area of São Paulo].
Geraldo Vicente de Almeida Carmo Mandia Júnior Maurício Della Paolera Niro Kasahara Cristiano Caixeta-Umbelino Mauricio Flank
Arq Bras Oftalmol
February 2006
Purpose: To study the prevalence of glaucoma in employees of a public hospital in São Paulo and to analyze the role of frequency doubling perimetry along with non-contact tonometry and direct ophthalmoscopy, in the screening for glaucoma.
Methods: 612 employees of the Central Hospital of the "Santa Casa de São Paulo" were evaluated from October 15 to 20, 2000; 438 were women and 174 men, with mean age of 45.05+/-7.