Sulphur hexafluoride in the treatment of flat anterior chamber following trabeculectomy

Eye

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 672-676

  Beigi, Bijan ^a   O'Keefe, Michael ^b,d   Algawi, Kais ^b   Acheson, Robert ^b   Burke, John ^c  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Choroidal detachment; Flat anterior chamber; Lenticulocorneal touch; Sulphur hexafluoride

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDEMA; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRABECULECTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030717430     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.175     Document Type: Article

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