Evaluation of a modified protocol for selective laser trabeculoplasty

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-202

  George, Mathew K ^a   Emerson, John W ^b   Cheema, Sameer A ^a   McGlynn, Robert ^a   Ford, Bryce A ^c   Martone, James F ^a   Shields, Milton Bruce ^a   Wand, Martin ^d,e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

ALT; Laser trabeculoplasty; Overlapping SLT; SLT

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELECTIVE LASER TRABECULOPLASTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRABECULOPLASTY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER THERAPY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42149167850     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181567890     Document Type: Article

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