Excimer laser trabeculotomy: Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery;Minimal-invasive glaukomchirurgie: Excimer-laser-trabekulotomie

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 730-732

  Herdener, S ^a   Pache, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Excimer laser trabeculotomy; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Laser surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548538896     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: 14330423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-007-1598-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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