Choroidal expansion as a mechanism for acute primary angle closure: An investigation into the change of biometric parameters in the first 2 weeks

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 288-290

  Yang, M ^a   Aung, Tin ^a,b   Husain, R ^a,c   Chan, Y H ^b   Lim, L S ^a   Seah, S K L ^a   Gazzard, G ^a,c  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A SCAN; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CHOROID VASCULARIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS EPITHELIUM; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SLIT LAMP; THICKNESS;

EID: 14744268383     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.048686     Document Type: Article

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