Diode laser transscleral cyclophotocoagulation as a primary surgical treatment for primary open-angle glaucoma

Evidence-Based Eye Care

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 238-239

  Egbert, Peter R ^a   Fiadoyor, S ^c   Budenz, D ^c   Shields, M Bruce ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; DIODE LASER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER COAGULATION; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL DISEASE; RANDOMIZATION; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPATHETIC OPHTHALMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 3042748497     PISSN: 15258599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132578-200110000-00026     Document Type: Short Survey

References (3)

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