Histopathologic findings in early encapsulated blebs of young patients treated with the ahmed glaucoma valve

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 246-251

  Thieme, Hagen ^a   Choritz, Lars ^a   Hofmann Rummelt, Carmen ^b   Schloetzer Schrehardt, Ursula ^b   Kottler, Ulrike B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ahmed glaucoma valve; encapsulated bleb; glaucoma; glaucoma drainage device; histology; immunostaining

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ADOLESCENT; APHAKIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCAPSULATED BLEB; FIBROBLAST; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MYOFIBROBLAST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA; THROMBOSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CYSTS; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MYOFIBROBLASTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TENON CAPSULE;

EID: 79955162090     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181e080ef     Document Type: Article

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