Evaluation of contact versus non-contact diode laser cyclophotocoagulation for refractory glaucomas using similar energy settings

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-38

  Agarwal, Harish C ^a   Gupta, Viney ^a,b   Sihota, Ramanjit ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Contact mode; Cyclophotocoagulation; Diode laser; Glaucoma; Non contact

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; HOMATROPINE; LIDOCAINE; STEROID;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ARTICLE; BURN; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS;

ADULT; CILIARY BODY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1542610208     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2004.00754.x     Document Type: Article

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