The Ahmed drainage implant in the treatment of pediatric glaucoma

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 821-829

  Morad, Yair ^a   Donaldson, Craig E ^a   Kim, Yuri M ^a   Abdolell, Mohamed ^a   Levin, Alex V ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0038620099     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)02274-2     Document Type: Article

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