Finger massage versus a novel massage device after trabeculectomy

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-224

  Gouws, Pieter ^a,c   Buys, Yvonne M ^a   Rachmiel, Rony ^a   Trope, Graham E ^a   Fresco, Bernard B ^b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b The Ridge ^*  (Canada)

^c St Leonards on Sea   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finger massage; Massage device; Ocular massage; Ophthalmology; Trabeculectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DEVICE THERAPY; FEMALE; FINGER MASSAGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OCULAR MASSAGE DEVICE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUTURE; TONOMETER; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 42049113187     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/I08-006     Document Type: Article

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