Presentation and long-term follow-up of exfoliation glaucoma in Greece, Spain, Russia, and Hungary

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-66

  Konstas, A G P ^a   Hollo, G ^b   Astakhov, Y S ^c   Teus, M A ^d   Akopov, E L ^c   Jenkins, J N ^e   Stewart, William C ^e,f  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c University Department of Ophthalmology   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^e University of South Carolina   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exfoliation glaucoma; Long term follow up; Presentation; Progression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GREECE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SPAIN;

EID: 33645549745     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600111     Document Type: Review

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