Intraocular pressure control after Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy in eyes with glaucoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-339

  Lin, J C ^a   Katz, L J ^b,c   Spaeth, G L ^b,c   Klancnik Jr , J M ^b,c  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEODYMIUM LASER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER THERAPY; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 40549141787     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.125310     Document Type: Article

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