Clear lens extraction in angle closure glaucoma

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-114

  Thomas, Ravi ^a,b   Walland, Mark J ^c,d   Parikh, Rajul S ^e,f  

^a QUEENSLAND EYE INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e Bombay City Eye Institute & Research Centre   (India)

^f Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital Mumbai   (India)

Author keywords

cataract; clear lens; glaucoma; gonioscopy; phacoemulsification; primary angle closure

Indexed keywords

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLEAR LENS EXTRACTION; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LENSECTOMY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 79951944183     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283437bdc     Document Type: Review

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