Efficacy and safety of inferior 180° goniosynechialysis followed by diode laser peripheral iridoplasty in the treatment of chronic angle-closure glaucoma

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 388-391

  Lai, Jimmy S M ^a   Tham, Clement C Y ^b   Chua, John K H ^b   Lam, Dennis S C ^c  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chronic angle; Closure glaucoma; Goniosynechialysis; Laser peripheral iridoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; GONIOSYNECHIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; MALE; PERIPHERAL IRIDOPLASTY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034444632     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-200010000-00007     Document Type: Article

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