Intraoperative management of nonfunctioning Ahmed glaucoma valve implant

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-64

  Setabutr, Pete ^a   Bell, Nicholas P ^a   Feldman, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 31344460052     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20060101-12     Document Type: Article

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