Encapsulated blebs following primary standard trabeculectomy: Course and treatment

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-255

  Yarangümeli, Alper ^a,b   Köz, Özlem Gürbüz ^a   Kural, Gülcan ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Encapsulated blebs; Medical treatment; Trabeculectomy

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; ANTIMETABOLITE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG USE; ENCAPSULATED FILTERING BLEB; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLISTER; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 2442635301     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-200406000-00014     Document Type: Article

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