National survey of ophthalmologists in Singapore for the assessment and management of asymptomatic angle closure

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Ang, Marcus H N ^a   Baskaran, Mani ^a,b,h   Kumar, Rajesh S ^a,b   Chew, Paul T K ^c,d   Oen, Francis T S ^a   Wong, Hon Tym ^e   Jap, Aliza ^a,f   Eong, Kah Guan Au ^d,g   Seah, Steve K L ^a   Aung, Tin ^a,b,d  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^f CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^g ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^h Medical and Vision Research Foundations   (India)

Author keywords

Angle closure glaucoma; Blindness; Gonioscopy; Laser iridotomy

Indexed keywords

ARGON;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; GONIOSCOPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRIDOTOMY; LASER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIC NERVE LESION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; YAG LASER;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLINDNESS; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GONIOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIS; LASER THERAPY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40049086808     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e318133a81c     Document Type: Article

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