Argon Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty (ALPI): An Update

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-288

  Ritch, Robert ^a,b   Tham, Clement C Y ^c,d   Lam, Dennis S C ^c,e  

^a NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e HONG KONG EYE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

angle closure glaucoma; argon laser; iridoplasty; peripheral ididoplasty

Indexed keywords

ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA OPACITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE SURGERY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IRIDOPLASTY; IRIDOTOMY; IRIS; IRIS DISEASE; LENS; MICROPHTHALMIA; PLATEAU IRIS SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUPIL; TRABECULOPLASTY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDECTOMY; IRIS; LASER SURGERY; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC;

EID: 34247489351     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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