Correlation of capsular pseudoexfoliation material and iridocorneal angle pigment with the severity of pseudoexfoliation glaucoma

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-97

  Shuba, Lesya ^a   Nicolela, Marcelo T ^a   Rafuse, Paul E ^a  

^a Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Iridocorneal angle pigmentation; Pseudoexfoliation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS CAPSULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PHOTOGRAPHY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION GLAUCOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL FIELD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIS; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MELANINS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE;

EID: 33846275348     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000212283.70422.b0     Document Type: Article

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