YAG laser iridotomy treatment for primary angle closure in east Asian eyes

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1255-1259

  Nolan, W P ^a   Foster, P J ^a   Devereux, J G ^a   Uranchimeg, D ^b   Johnson, G J ^a,b   Baasanhu, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Medical University Central Hospital   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DISEASE; AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; IRIDOTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONGOLIA; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL DISEASE; REOPERATION; RURAL AREA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONGOLIA; OBSERVER VARIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033764724     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.11.1255     Document Type: Article

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