A randomized trial of the long-term effects of digital ocular compression in the late postoperative period

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 266-270

  Henderer, Jeffrey D ^a,d   Heeg, Michael C ^b   Spaeth, George L ^a   Moster, Marlene R ^a   Myers, Jonathan S ^a   Schmidt Jr , Courtland M ^a   Katz, L Jay ^a   Steinmann, William C ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Failing filter; Massage; Ocular compression; Trabeculectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEEK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MASSAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGOMA;

EID: 0034865552     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-200108000-00004     Document Type: Article

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