Human amniotic membrane transplantation for tube exposure after glaucoma drainage device implantation

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 171-172

  Papadaki, Thekla G ^a,b   Siganos, Charalambos S ^a   Zacharopoulos, Ioannis P ^a   Panteleontidis, Vasssilios ^a   Charissis, Spyridon K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Glaucoma drainage devices

Indexed keywords

NYLON;

AGED; AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE; TRANSPLANTATION;

AGED; AMNION; EYE FOREIGN BODIES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOLTENO IMPLANTS;

EID: 33846266233     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000212292.93292.80     Document Type: Article

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