Laser Peripheral Iridotomy in Primary Angle-Closure Suspects: Biometric and Gonioscopic Outcomes. The Liwan Eye Study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 494-500

  He, Mingguang ^a,b,c   Friedman, David S ^d   Ge, Jian ^b,c   Huang, Wenyong ^b   Jin, Chenjin ^b   Lee, Pak Sang ^a   Khaw, Peng T ^a,e   Foster, Paul J ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CHINA; CHINESE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA THICKNESS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDOTOMY; LASER PERIPHERAL IRIDOTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOMETRY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847105419     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.06.053     Document Type: Article

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