Trabecular bypass: Effect of Schlemm canal and collector channel dilation

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 446-455

  Zhou, Jianbo ^a   Smedley, Gregory T ^b  

^a Glaukos Corporation   (United States)

^b Iinnovations Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous outflow; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Schlemm canal dilation; Trabecular bypass

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHLEMM CANAL; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TRABECULOPLASTY; TRABECULOTOMY; VENOUS PRESSURE; VISCOCANALOSTOMY; VISCOSITY;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MATHEMATICS; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 33748918741     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000212262.12112.42     Document Type: Article

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