Histologic findings after argon laser trabeculoplasty in glaucomatous eyes

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 557-562

  Johnson, Douglas H ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

aqueous outflow; laser trabeculoplasty; trabecular meshwork

Indexed keywords

ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMERSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER SURGERY; MICROSCOPY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION; SCHLEMM CANAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE SECTION; TRABECULOPLASTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER THERAPY; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 34948861208     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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