UK national survey of prophylactic YAG iridotomy

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 981-984

  Sheth, H G ^a   Goel, R ^b   Jain, S ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Narrow angle; Nd:YAG laser iridotomy; Prophylactic

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPENTOLATE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PILOCARPINE; TROPICAMIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONIOSCOPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; IRIDOTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROVOCATION TEST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; YAG LASER;

EID: 30944440266     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701696     Document Type: Article

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