Comparison of polypropylene and silicone Ahmed valve survival 2 years following implantation in the first 2 years of life

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 791-794

  Khan, A O ^a   Al Mobarak, F ^a  

^a KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66749179000     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.151258     Document Type: Article

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