Phacoemulsification and goniosynechialysis in the management of unresponsive primary angle closure

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 186-189

  Harasymowycz, Paul J ^a,d   Papamatheakis, Demosthenes G ^a   Ahmed, Iqbal ^b   Assalian, Alfred ^a   Lesk, Mark ^a   Al Zafiri, Yousif ^a   Kranemann, Christoph ^b   Hutnik, Cindy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angle closure; Glaucoma; Goniosynechialysis; Phacoemulsification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGLE CLOSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; GONIOSYNECHIALYSIS; HUMAN; IRIDOTOMY; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 18744407299     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000159131.38828.85     Document Type: Article

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