Early postoperative trabeculectomy leakage: Incidence, time course, severity, and impact on surgical outcome

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 626-629

  Henderson, H W A ^a   Ezra, E ^a   Murdoch, I E ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRABECULECTOMY;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; CONJUNCTIVA; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1942517956     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.018796     Document Type: Article

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