Viscocanalostomy versus trabeculectomy for primary open angle glaucoma: 4-year prospective randomized clinical trial

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1802-1807

  Gilmour, D F ^a   Manners, T D ^b   Devonport, H ^c   Varga, Z ^b   Solebo, A L ^d   Miles, J ^d  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Bradford Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intraocular pressure; Open angle glaucoma; Trabeculectomy; Viscocanalostomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIMETABOLITE; ATROPINE; BETAMETHASONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FLUOROURACIL; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTONY MACULOPATHY; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; VISCOCANALOSTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY; YAG LASER;

AGED; BLISTER; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRABECULECTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 70349213565     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702726     Document Type: Article

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