The effect of surface area expansion with pericardial membrane (Preclude®) in Ahmed glaucoma valve implant surgery

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 335-339

  Hwang, Jeong Min ^a   Kee, Changwon ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ahmed glaucoma valve implant; Hypertensive phase; Success rate; Surface area expansion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERICARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TISSUE EXPANSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242707663     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-200408000-00012     Document Type: Article

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