Novel surgical procedures in glaucoma: Advances in penetrating glaucoma surgery

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-154

  Filippopoulos, Theodoros ^a   Rhee, Douglas J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ab interno trabeculectomy; Ex PRESS shunt; Glaucoma penetrating surgery; Goniotomy; Miniature glaucoma device; Trabectome

Indexed keywords

CAUTERIZATION; ELECTROSURGERY; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHLEMM CANAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TRABECULECTOMY;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; FILTERING SURGERY; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 40049107823     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3282f4f49e     Document Type: Review

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