Full preoperative panretinal photocoagulation improves the outcome of trabeculectomy with mitomycin C for neovascular glaucoma

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 758-764

  Al Obeidan, S A ^a   Osman, E A ^a   Al Amro, S A ^a   Kangave, D ^a   Abu El Asrar, Ahmed M ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Mitomycin C; Neovascular glaucoma; Panretinal photocoagulation; Trabeculectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; INSULIN; MITOMYCIN C; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; PREDNISONE ACETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RANK SUM TEST; SURGICAL RISK; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54349114942     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210801800516     Document Type: Article

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