Review of recent advancements in the understanding of primary angle-closure glaucoma

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-93

  Aung, Tin ^a   Chew, Paul T K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LATANOPROST; PILOCARPINE; TIMOLOL;

ARGON LASER; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; FILTERING OPERATION; HUMAN; IRIDECTOMY; IRIDOTOMY; NOMENCLATURE; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS;

EID: 0036206750     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00055735-200204000-00006     Document Type: Review

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