Combination of autologous blood injection and bleb compression sutures to treat hypotony maculopathy

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 384-387

  Haynes, William L ^a   Alward, Wallace L M ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Autologous blood injection; Bleb compression sutures; Hypotony; Hypotony maculopathy

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SUTURING METHOD; TECHNIQUE; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033278401     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-199912000-00008     Document Type: Article

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