Mitomycin C primary trabeculectomy with releasable sutures in primary glaucoma

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 524-529

  Ünlü, Kaan ^a   Aksünger, Ahmet ^a   Söker, Sevin ^a   Ertem, Meliksah ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mitomycin C; Primary trabeculectomy; Releasable suture; Uncomplicated glaucoma

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIMARY GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUTURE; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALKYLATING AGENTS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MITOMYCIN; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 0342572594     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(00)00221-5     Document Type: Article

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