Should patients with anatomically narrow angles have prophylactic iridectomy?

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-32

  Wilensky, Jacob T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

angle closure glaucoma; laser iridectomy; prophylactic laser iridectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; IRIDECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SHORT SURVEY; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0030199070     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6257(97)81991-1     Document Type: Note

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