Long-term Success in the Correction of Exposed Glaucoma Drainage Tubes With a Tube Extender

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 136-137

  Merrill, Kevin D ^a   Suhr, Abraham W ^a   Lim, Michele C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBE EXTENDER; VITRECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250791400     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.03.017     Document Type: Article

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