Long-term results of viscotrabeculotomy in congenital glaucoma: Comparison to classical trabeculotomy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-39

  Tamcelik, N ^a   Ozkiris A ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; HYALURONIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ADHESION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE DETACHMENT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EVALUATION; EYE INJURY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; IRIS DISEASE; IRIS INJURY; IRIS PROLAPSE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LENS INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRABECULOTOMY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOTRABECULOTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; HYPHEMA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349132252     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.114389     Document Type: Article

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