Longterm follow-up of diode laser transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in the treatment of refractory glaucoma

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 150-155

  Frezzotti, Paolo ^a   Mittica, Vincenzo ^a   Martone, Gianluca ^a   Motolese, Ilaria ^a   Lomurno, Luca ^a   Peruzzi, Sabrina ^a   Motolese, Edoardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diode laser cyclophotocoagulation; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER COAGULATION; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL DISEASE; PUPIL DISTORTION; SAFETY; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSSCLERAL DIODE LASER CYCLOPHOTOCOAGULATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; LIGHT COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; SCLERA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76149092472     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01354.x     Document Type: Article

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