Viscocanalostomy versus trabeculotomy ab externo in primary congenital glaucoma: 1-Year follow-up of a prospective controlled pilot study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1281-1285

  Noureddin, B'N ^a   El Haibi, C P ^a   Cheikha, A ^a   Bashshur, Z F ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRABECULOTOMY; VISCOCANALOSTOMY;

CORNEA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FILTERING SURGERY; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750299964     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.096388     Document Type: Article

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