Digital ocular massage for hypertensive phase after Ahmed valve surgery

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-14

  Smith, Michael ^a   Geffen, Noa ^a   Alasbali, Tariq ^a   Buys, Yvonne M ^a   Trope, Graham E ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ahmed valve; Glaucoma; Glaucoma drainage device; Glaucoma surgery; Massage

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; MALE; MASSAGE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75749106309     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31819c485b     Document Type: Article

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