Phacoemulsification versus Combined Phacotrabeculectomy in Medically Uncontrolled Chronic Angle Closure Glaucoma with Cataracts

Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Tham, Clement C Y ^a,b   Kwong, Yolanda Y Y ^a,b   Leung, Dexter Y L ^a,b   Lam, S W ^a,b   Li, Felix C H ^a,b   Chiu, Thomas Y H ^a,c   Chan, Jonathan C H ^a,d   Lam, Dennis S C ^a,b   Lai, Jimmy S M ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG EYE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; MITOMYCIN C;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PHACOTRABECULECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63149171080     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.12.054     Document Type: Article

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