Is early surgery for congenital cataract a risk factor for glaucoma?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 905-910

  Vishwanath, M ^a   Cheong Leen, R ^a   Taylor, D ^a   Russell Eggitt, I ^b   Rahi, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CEFUROXIME; CYCLOPENTOLATE; MAXITROL;

ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; APHAKIA; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LENSECTOMY; LOWE SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRABECULECTOMY; VISION; VITRECTOMY;

AGE FACTORS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 3042711172     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.040378     Document Type: Review

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