Selective laser trabeculoplasty for primary angle closure with persistently elevated intraocular pressure after iridotomy

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 563-566

  Ho, Ching Lin ^a   Lai, Jimmy S M ^b   Aquino, Mario V ^c   Rojanapongpun, Prin ^d   Wong, Hon Tym ^e   Aquino, Ma Cecilia ^f   Gerber, Yariv ^g   Belkin, Michael ^g   Barkana, Yaniv ^h  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (Philippines)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^f NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^g TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^h ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Angle closure; Angle closure glaucoma; Glaucoma; Iridotomy; Selective laser trabeculoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDOTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TRABECULOPLASTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDECTOMY; IRIS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; REOPERATION; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 70349755995     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e318193c2d1     Document Type: Article

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