Review of recent publications of the advanced glaucoma intervention study

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-85

  Beck, Allen D ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON LASER; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER SURGERY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; TRABECULOPLASTY; TRABECULOTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 0037564135     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00055735-200304000-00005     Document Type: Short Survey

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