Force and geometry determine structure and function of glaucoma filtration capsules

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 221, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 238-243

  Wilcox, Michael ^a   Kadri, Omar A ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrosis; Filtration capsule; Glaucoma; Glaucoma drainage devices

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROSIS; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; RABBIT; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLISTER; COLLAGEN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROSIS; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; MACACA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; RABBITS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34250784456     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000101925     Document Type: Article

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