Glaucoma aqueous drainage device erosion repair with buccal mucous membrane grafts

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 618-622

  Rootman, Dan B ^a   Trope, Graham E ^b   Rootman, David S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buccal mucous membrane; Complications; Glaucoma drainage device; Tube erosion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; CHEEK; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EQUIPMENT; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOSA; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHEEK; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73349092152     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e318193c472     Document Type: Article

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