A prospective, comparative study between endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation and the Ahmed drainage implant in refractory glaucoma

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-237

  Lima, Francisco E ^a,b,c,e   Magacho, Leopoldo ^a,b,d   Carvalho, Durval M ^a,b   Susanna Jr , Remo ^c   Avila, Marcos P ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b Centro Brasileiro de Cirurgia de Olhos   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMETABOLITE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC CYCLOPHOTOCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOPHAKIA; TRABECULECTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY;

CILIARY BODY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442650355     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-200406000-00011     Document Type: Article

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