In vivo analysis of conjunctiva in gold micro shunt implantation for glaucoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1592-1596

  Mastropasqua, Leonardo ^a   Agnifili, Luca ^a   Ciancaglini, Marco ^b   Nubile, Mario ^a   Carpineto, Paolo ^a   Fasanella, Vincenzo ^a   Figus, Michele ^c   Lazzeri, Stefano ^c   Nardi, Marco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GOLD MICRO SHUNT IMPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; GOLD; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649890720     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.179994     Document Type: Article

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