A comparison of the intervisit intraocular pressure fluctuation after 180 and 360 degrees of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) as a primary therapy in primary open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-160

  Prasad, Navin ^a   Murthy, Shashidhar ^a   Dagianis, John J ^c   Latina, Mark A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Nashua Eye Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure (IOP) fluctuation; Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELECTIVE LASER TRABECULOPLASTY; TRABECULOPLASTY; VARIANCE;

AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; OFFICE VISITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66849096435     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181752c97     Document Type: Article

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