The effect of the filtering bleb morphology on the ocular surface and comfort in patients with glaucoma

Ophthalmology in China

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-24

  Xin, Chen ^a   Wang, Ning Li ^b   Qiao, Li Ya ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bleb; Comfort; Glawcoma surgery; Ocular surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149143908     PISSN: 10044469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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