Ocular hypotony after laser suture lysis following trabeculectomy with mitomycin C

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 325-330

  Bardak, Yavuz ^a   Cuypers, Marinus H M ^a   Tilanus, Maurits A D ^a   Eggink, Catharina A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hypotony; Laser suture lysis; Trabeculectomy with mitomycin C

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; MITOMYCIN C; MYDRIATIC AGENT; SOFRADEX; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER SURGERY; LYSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPONGE; SUTURE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; OCULAR HYPOTENSION; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERA; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 0031392124     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006024522541     Document Type: Article

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