Ultrasound Biomicroscopic Features Associated with Angle Closure in Fellow Eyes of Acute Primary Angle Closure after Laser Iridotomy

Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Yao, Bao qun ^a,b   Wu, Ling ling ^a   Zhang, Chun ^a   Wang, Xin ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CHINESE; CILIARY BODY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DARKROOM PROVOCATIVE TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDOTOMY; IRIS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 61349152307     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.10.019     Document Type: Article

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