Tube shunt complications and their prevention

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-130

  Sarkisian Jr , Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Glaucoma drainage implants

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

BLINDNESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA DISEASE; DIPLOPIA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EXOPHTHALMOS; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRABISMUS; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CORNEAL DISEASES; DIPLOPIA; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; OCULAR HYPOTENSION; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 62849109766     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e328323d519     Document Type: Review

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