Outcome of laser peripheral iridotomy in chronic primary angle closure glaucoma

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 547-553

  Thomas, Ravi ^a   Arun, Triveni ^a   Muliyil, Jayaprakash ^a   George, Ronnie ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDOTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0032816432     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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