A pilot study of deep sclerectomy with implantation of chromic suture material as a collagen implant: Medium-term results

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 549-554

  Wevill, M T ^a,b   Meyer, D ^a   Van Aswegen, E ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep sclerectomy; Filtering surgery; Open angle glaucoma

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE ACETATE PLUS BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; COLLAGEN IMPLANT; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; MITOMYCIN C;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; SAFETY; SCLERECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 19044362947     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701541     Document Type: Article

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