The Chennai glaucoma study: Prevalence and risk factors for glaucoma in cataract operated eyes in Urban Chennai

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-245

  George, Ronnie ^a   Arvind, Hemamalini ^a   Baskaran, M ^a   Ramesh, S Ve ^a   Raju, Prema ^a   Vijaya, Lingam ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; glaucoma; population based study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INDIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INDIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954743183     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.62655     Document Type: Article

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