Biocompatibility of the Ex-PRESS miniature glaucoma drainage implant

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-280

  Nyska, Abraham ^a   Glovinsky, Yoseff ^b   Belkin, Michael ^b,c   Epstein, Yoram ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aqueous shunts; Biocompatibility; Drainage device; Glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; IMPLANT; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TISSUE REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; RABBITS;

EID: 0037972519     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-200306000-00017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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