Long-term Success of Argon Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty in the Management of Plateau Iris Syndrome

Ophthalmology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 104-108

  Ritch, Robert ^a,b   Tham, Clement C Y ^c   Lam, Dennis S C ^d  

^a NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDOPLASTY; IRIDOTOMY; IRIS; IRIS DISEASE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0346787901     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2003.05.001     Document Type: Article

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