Flap and suture manipulation after trabeculectomy with adjustable sutures: Titration of flow and intraocular pressure in guarded filtration surgery

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 400-406

  Wells, Anthony P ^a   Bunce, Catey ^a   Khaw, Peng T ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FILTERING OPERATION; FLOW RATE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; SENSOR; SUTURE; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; RHEOLOGY; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TISSUE DONORS; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 4644317030     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000133387.82126.7c     Document Type: Article

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