The Finger iridectomy technique: Small incision biopsy of anterior segment tumours

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 946-949

  Finger, Paul T ^a,b,c   Latkany, P ^b,c   Kurli, M ^a,b   Iacob, C ^b  

^a NEW YORK EYE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLASS; HYALURONIC ACID; STEROID; TIMOLOL MALEATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BODY FLUID; CATARACT; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA INJURY; CYST; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EYE TUMOR; FEMALE; FINGER IRIDECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISION; INFECTION; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; IRIDECTOMY; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; MELANOCYTOSIS; MELANOMA; NEVUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; TUMOR BIOPSY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; BIOPSY; EYE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRIDECTOMY; IRIS NEOPLASMS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 23144457080     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.062653     Document Type: Article

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