Conjunctival vasculature patterns influencing the filtering bleb shape following trabeculectomy with limbal-based conjunctival flaps

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 374-379

  Aihara, Makoto ^a,c   Saito, Yoshiaki ^b   Higashide, Tomomi ^b   Okubo, Shinji ^b   Sasaki, Tsugihisa ^b   Sugiyama, Kazuhisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bleb; Conjunctiva; Trabeculectomy; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEB; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TRABECULECTOMY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICALLY-CREATED STRUCTURES; TRABECULECTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 70349335276     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-009-0674-7     Document Type: Article

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