A trabecular bypass flow hypothesis

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-83

  Zhou, Jianbo ^a   Smedley, Gregory T ^a  

^a Glaukos Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous outflow; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Trabecular bypass

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS HUMOR OUTFLOW; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; INTESTINE BYPASS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHLEMM CANAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHILOSOPHY; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 12844257372     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000146360.07540.mL     Document Type: Article

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