Retained perfluoron postvitreoretinal surgery causing secondary open-angle glaucoma

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 372-

  Toffoli, Daniela ^a   Arbour, Jean Daniel ^a   Harasymowycz, Paul ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; BRIMONIDINE; DORZOLAMIDE PLUS TIMOLOL; LATANOPROST; OFLOXACIN; PERFLUOROOCTANE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TRAVOPROST; TROPICAMIDE; FLUOROCARBON; PERFLUTREN;

AGED; CAPSULOTOMY; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE SURGERY; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; LETTER; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; RETINA DETACHMENT; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE;

AGED; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; FLUOROCARBONS; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; SCLERAL BUCKLING; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 47549115431     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/i08-047     Document Type: Letter

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