Trabeculectomy and antimetabolites

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 855-856

  Fraser, S ^a  

^a SUNDERLAND EYE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMETABOLITE; FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C; STEROID;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; CATARACT; CHOROID HEMORRHAGE; EDITORIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFLAMMATION; FILTERING OPERATION; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY; TRABECULECTOMY;

ANTIMETABOLITES; CICATRIX; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FLUOROURACIL; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MITOMYCIN; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 3042713559     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.040055     Document Type: Editorial

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