Lens opacity, thickness, and position in subjects with acute primary angle closure

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 260-263

  Lim, Marcus C C ^a   Lim, Laurence S ^a   Gazzard, Gus ^a,b   Husain, Rahat ^a,b   Chan, Yiong Huak ^c   Seah, Steve K L ^a   Aung, Tin ^a,c  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cataract; Crystalline lens; Glaucoma angle closure; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRIDOTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33745242965     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000212212.10395.76     Document Type: Article

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