Spontaneous extrusion of a stainless steel glaucoma drainage implant (Ex-PRESS)

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 753-755

  Tavolato, Marco ^a,b   Babighian, S ^a   Galan, A ^a  

^a S ANTONIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aqueous drainage system; Ex PRESS; Glaucoma

Indexed keywords

OFLOXACIN; STAINLESS STEEL;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; EYE FUNDUS; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 33845348867     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600515     Document Type: Article

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