The effect of adjunctive Mitomycin C in Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-31

  Kurnaz, Ekrem ^a,b   Kubaloglu, A ^a   Yilmaz, Y ^a   Koytak, A ^a   Ozerturk Y ^a  

^a Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ahmed glaucoma valve; Mitomycin C; Refractory glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; MITOMYCIN C; ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIBIOTIC; MITOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVA; DRUG EFFECT; FIBROSIS; IMPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; SCLERA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SAFETY; SCLERA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15544381680     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210501500105     Document Type: Article

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