To determine prevalence of pseudo exfoliation at a tertiary eye care centre: A hospital based study

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 821-826

  Junejo, Sameen Afzal ^a,b   Jatoi, Shafi Muhammad ^a   Khan, Nisar Ahmed ^a   Qureshi, Manzoor Ahmed ^a  

^a Liaquat University Eye Hospital   (Pakistan)

^b Near Citizen Co operative Housing Society   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aging; Cataract; Glaucoma; Pseudo exfoliation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; COMORBIDITY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE FUNDUS; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; LENS CAPSULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYDRIASIS; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION; PUPIL; SENILE CATARACT; SLIT LAMP; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 57449120326     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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