Long-term results of Molteno implant insertion in cases of chronic angle closure glaucoma

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 514-519

  Deokule, Sunil P ^a   Molteno, Anthony C B ^b   Bevin, Tui H ^b   Herbison, Peter ^b  

^a DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Angle closure glaucoma; Glaucoma drainage implant; Molteno implant

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRITIS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLTENO IMPLANTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 34548363853     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01530.x     Document Type: Article

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