Immediate argon laser peripheral iridoplasty (ALPI) as initial treatment for acute phacomorphic angle-closure (phacomorphic glaucoma) before cataract extraction: A preliminary study

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 778-783

  Tham, C C Y ^a   Lai, J S M ^a,b   Poon, A S Y ^a   Chan, J C H ^a,b   Lam, S W ^a   Chua, J K H ^a   Lam, D S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acute phacomorphic angle closure; Argon laser peripheral iridoplasty; Cataract; Phacomorphic glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; ATROPINE; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARGON LASER; ARGON LASER PERIPHERAL IRIDOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIS; MALE; PHACOMORPHIC GLAUCOMA; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONOMETER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22744452315     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701651     Document Type: Article

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