Conjunctival characteristics in primary open-angle glaucoma and modifications induced by trabeculectomy with mitomycin C: An in vivo confocal microscopy study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1204-1209

  Ciancaglini, M ^a,b   Carpineto, P ^a   Agnifili, L ^a   Nubile, M ^a   Fasanella, V ^a   Mattei, P A ^a   Mastropasqua, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRIMONIDINE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; MITOMYCIN C; PROSTAGLANDIN; STEROID; MITOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRABECULECTOMY; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 70249151076     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.152496     Document Type: Article

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