Management of angle closure glaucoma

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  See, Jovina ^a   Aquino, Maria Cecilia ^a   Aduan, Joel ^a   Chew, Paul ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute attack glaucoma; laser iridoplasty; laser iridotomy; primary angle closure; primary angle closure glaucoma; primary angle closure suspect

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASIA; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; IRIS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PREVALENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ASIA; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; IRIS; LASER THERAPY; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 78650843163     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.73690     Document Type: Conference Paper

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