Randomised controlled trial of screening and prophylactic treatment to prevent primary angle closure glaucoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1472-1477

  Yip, Jennifer L Y ^a,b,c   Foster, Paul J ^a,b,d   Uranchimeg, Davatseren ^e   Javzandulam, Balt ^e   Javzansuren, Dash ^e   Munhzaya, Tsengenbayar ^e   Lee, Pak S ^b   Baassanhuu, Jamyanjav ^e   Gilbert, Clare E ^a   Khaw, Peng T ^b,d   Johnson, Gordon J ^a   Nolan, Winifred P ^f  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Health Sciences University   (Mongolia)

^f CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A SCAN; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRIDOTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH; IRIDECTOMY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; IRIDECTOMY; LASER THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 78149473344     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.168682     Document Type: Article

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