Ahmed valve drainage implant surgery in the management of paediatric aphakic glaucoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 855-858

  Kirwan, C ^b   O'Keefe, Michael ^a   Lanigan, B ^b   Mahmood, U ^b  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMETABOLITE; BETAXOLOL; DORZOLAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; LATANOPROST; MITOMYCIN; TIMOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; APHAKIA; APHAKIC GLAUCOMA; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYCLOABLATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; NEEDLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; APHAKIA, POSTCATARACT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 21344472967     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.056143     Document Type: Article

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