Late irreversible corneal oedema after laser iridotomy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-126

  Shimazaki, J ^a,b   Uchino, Y ^a,b   Tsubota, K ^a,b  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON LASER; CATARACT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; GRAFT REJECTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IRIDOTOMY; JAPAN; LASER; LETTER; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL EDEMA; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; IRIS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DISEASES;

EID: 58349100251     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.137083     Document Type: Letter

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