A novel surgical technique to prevent postoperative Ahmed valve™ tube exposure through conjunctiva: Tenon advancement and duplication

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 370-374

  Tamçelik, Nevbahar ^a   Sarici, Ahmet M ^a   Yetik, Huseyin ^a   Özkök, Ahmet ^a   Özkiris, Abdullah ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER ANGLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMBINED SHORT SCLERAL TUNNEL WITH TENON ADVANCEMENT DUPLICATION; CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952613037     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20100430-12     Document Type: Article

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