Efficacy and safety of immediate anterior chamber paracentesis in the treatment of acute primary angle-closure glaucoma: A pilot study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 64-70

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

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; MANNITOL; PILOCARPINE; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER ANGLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; PARACENTESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUPIL; PUPIL REFLEX; SAFETY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TONOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MANNITOL; MIDDLE AGED; MIOTICS; PARACENTESIS; PILOCARPINE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TIMOLOL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036135614     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(01)00857-0     Document Type: Article

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