Outcome of graft free Molteno tube insertion

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 501-505

  Leong, J K ^b   McCluskey, Peter ^a,b   Lightman, S ^c   Towler, H M A ^c,d  

^a Royal Prince Alfred Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DECOMPENSATION; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLTENO IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SCLERA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645294924     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.079087     Document Type: Article

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