Progress in glaucoma treatment research: A nonrandomized prospective study of 102 patients with advanced refractory glaucoma treated by Leksell gamma knife irradiation

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL., 2005, Pages 214-219

  Vladyka, Vilibald ^a   Liscak R ^b   Simonova G ^b   Pilbauer, J ^b   Hejdukova I ^b   Novacek L ^b  

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ciliary body; Gamma knife surgery; Glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATITIS; LACRIMATION DISORDER; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; ADOLESCENT; CILIARY BODY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOSURGERY; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CILIARY BODY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA, NEOVASCULAR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 13744260441     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.s_supplement.0214     Document Type: Article

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