Unilateral capsular glaucoma after long-standing bilateral pigmentary glaucoma

Eye

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 212-214

  Tarkkanen, Ahti ^a   Kivelä, Tero ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Capsular glaucoma; Exfoliation syndrome; Pigment dispersion syndrome; Pigmentary glaucoma; Pseudoexfoliation; Secondary glaucoma

Indexed keywords

DORZOLAMIDE; PILOCARPINE; TIMOLOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MIOSIS; PIGMENT DISORDER; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRABECULECTOMY; TRABECULOPLASTY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 0032949854     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1999.53     Document Type: Article

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