Use of ultrasound biomicroscopy to diagnose Ahmed valve obstruction by iris

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 499-501

  Carrillo, Monica M ^a,b   Trope, Graham E ^a,b   Pavlin, Charles ^b,c   Buys, Yvonne M ^a,b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glaucoma drainage implants; Obstruction; Ultrasound biomicroscopy

Indexed keywords

DORZOLAMIDE; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; AHMED VALVE OBSTRUCTION; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FILTERING OPERATION; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; IRIDECTOMY; IRIDOTOMY; IRIS; KERATOPATHY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REOPERATION;

EID: 24044541097     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(05)80013-4     Document Type: Article

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