Long-term results of Molteno implant insertion in cases of neovascular glaucoma

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 355-360

  Every, Sean G ^a   Molteno, Anthony C B ^a   Bevin, Tui H ^a   Herbison, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ADRENALIN HYDROGEN TARTRATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORNEA DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DETERIORATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIS; IRITIS; LASER COAGULATION; LIGHT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EYE ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA, NEOVASCULAR; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLTENO IMPLANTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33644913699     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.124.3.355     Document Type: Article

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