Effect of conjunctival structure and inflammatory cell counts on intraocular pressure after trabeculectomy

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 213, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 371-375

  Arici, Mustafa Kemal ^a   Demircan, Süleyman ^a   Topalkara, Ayşen ^a   Güler, Cenap ^a   Aker, Handan ^a   Arici, Dilek Sema ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva biopsy; Glaucoma; Histopathology; Trabeculectomy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTICAL DENSITY; TRABECULECTOMY;

AGED; BIOPSY; CELL COUNT; CONJUNCTIVA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; GOBLET CELLS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 0032695548     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027457     Document Type: Article

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