Deconstructing the mechanisms of angle closure with anterior segment optical coherence tomography

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 614-622

  Liu, Lance ^a  

^a Preston Eye Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angle closure glaucoma; Cataract surgery; Iridotrabecular contact; Laser iridotomy; OCT; Plateau iris

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTERIOR SEGMENT OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRIDOTOMY; LASER IRIDOTOMY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMANS; IRIDECTOMY; IRIS DISEASES; LASER THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 80053501287     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02521.x     Document Type: Article

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