A clinical comparison of transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with neodymium: YAG and semiconductor diode lasers

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 640-647

  Youn, Jouweon ^a   Cox, Terry A ^a   Herndon, Leon W ^a   Allingham, R Rand ^a   Shields, M Bruce ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032212570     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(98)00228-1     Document Type: Article

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