Fornix vs limbal-based trabeculectomy with mitomycin C

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 631-636

  Alwitry, A ^a   Patel, V ^a   King, Anthony W ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fornix based; Glaucoma; Limbal based; Mitomycin C; Trabeculectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CEFUROXIME; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRABECULECTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 21244502889     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701587     Document Type: Article

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