Selective laser trabeculoplasty reduces mean IOP and IOP variation in normal tension glaucoma patients

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 889-893

  El Mallah, Mohammed K ^a   Walsh, Molly M ^b   Stinnett, Sandra S ^b   Asrani, Sanjay G ^b  

^a Ocala Eye   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Laser; NTG; SLT

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956132786     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s11787     Document Type: Article

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