Malignant Glaucoma as a Complication of Nd:YAG Laser Posterior Capsulotomy

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 248-250

  Arya, Sudesh Kumar ^a   Sonika, ^a   Kochhar, Suman ^a   Kumar, Suresh ^a   Kang, Meena ^a   Sood, Sunandan ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; OSMOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CAPSULOTOMY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDOTOMY; MALIGNANT GLAUCOMA; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 2442441792     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20040501-14     Document Type: Article

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