Use of amniotic membrane as an adjuvant in refractory glaucoma

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 786-789

  Drolsum, Liv ^a   Willoch, Christian ^a   Nicolaissen, Bjørn ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Glaucoma; Mitomycin; Scar tissue; Trabeculectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; MITOMYCIN C;

AMNION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA LIMBUS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCISION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; SUTURING METHOD; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 33750631997     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00730.x     Document Type: Article

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