Amniotic membrane in the treatment of post-trabeculectomy complications;Uso de membrana amniótica no tratamento de complica̧ões pós - trabeculectomia

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 437-441

  Gomes, José Álvaro Pereira ^a   Fernandes, Luiz Henrique Schurig ^a   Komagome, Ciro Massayuki ^a   Höfling Lima, Ana Luísa ^a   Prata Jr , João Antônio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological dressings; Trabeculotomy adverse effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049124809     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492001000500012     Document Type: Article

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