Intermediate-term outcome and success of superior versus inferior ahmed glaucoma valve implantation

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 584-590

  Rachmiel, Rony ^a,b   Trope, Graham E ^a,b   Buys, Yvonne M ^a,b   Flanagan, John G ^a,b,c   Chipman, Mary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ahmed valve; Complications; Glaucoma; Position; Success

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; DIPLOPIA; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; IMPLANTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND DEHISCENCE; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 58149327174     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31816299bc     Document Type: Article

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