Long-term safety and efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty as primary therapy for the treatment of pseudoexfoliation glaucoma compared with primary open-angle glaucoma

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-10

  Shazly, Tarek A ^a,b   Smith, Jan ^c   Latina, Mark A ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Oslo Eye Institute   (Norway)

^d Reading Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Laser; Primary open angle glaucoma; Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma; Selective laser trabeculoplasty; Trabecular meshwork

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION; REOPERATION; TRABECULOPLASTY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 78650710534     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S15952     Document Type: Article

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