Surgical vs medical management of chronic open-angle glaucoma

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 767-774

  Stewart, W C ^a   Sine, C S ^a   LoPresto, C ^a  

^a Pharmaceutical Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; ECOTHIOPATE IODIDE; MIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; TONOMETRY; TRABECULECTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 0029827169     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70372-1     Document Type: Article

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