Argon laser iridotomy-induced bullous keratopathy - A growing problem in Japan

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1613-1615

  Ang, Leonard P K ^a,b,c,d   Higashihara, Hisayo ^a   Sotozono, Chie ^a   Shanmuganathan, Vijay A ^a,e   Dua, Harminder ^e   Tan, Donald T H ^b,c,d   Kinoshita, Shigeru ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRIDOTOMY; JAPAN; KERATOPATHY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL EDEMA; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRIS; JAPAN; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, GAS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36749032361     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.120261     Document Type: Article

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