Laser iridotomy in dark irides

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 222-225

  De Silva, Don Julian ^b   Gazzard, Gus ^b   Foster, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE COLOR; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDOTOMY; IRIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YAG LASER;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EYE COLOR; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; IRIS; LASER COAGULATION; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846785425     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.104315     Document Type: Article

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