Unusual presentation of angle-closure glaucoma treated by phacoemulsification

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1371-1373

  Wang, Jia Kang ^a   Lai, Pei Ching ^a  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE; MANNITOL; PILOCARPINE; TIMOLOL;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER ANGLE; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CORNEA; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; EYE; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INCISION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; IRIDOTOMY; LENS IMPLANTATION; MYDRIASIS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDECTOMY; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POLYHYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 2942620740     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2003.10.027     Document Type: Article

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