Congenital glaucoma surgery: A neglected field in ophthalmology?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-2

  Grehn, F ^a  

^a Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; BIOMICROSCOPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRABECULOTOMY; VISCOCANALOSTOMY; GLAUCOMA; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NOTE; TRABECULECTOMY;

GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 38349116819     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.126458     Document Type: Editorial

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