The use of intravitreal gas for the treatment of ocular hypotony after glaucoma filtration surgery

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 234-235

  Friedman, Scott M ^a,b   Mahootchi, Ahad ^b  

^a Central Florida Retina Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; LIDOCAINE; OCTAFLUOROPROPANE; POVIDONE IODINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTONY MACULOPATHY; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33745078322     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20060501-09     Document Type: Article

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