Retrospective analysis of the risk factors for developing phacomorphic glaucoma

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 471-474

  Lee, Jacky W Y ^a   Lai, Jimmy S M ^a   Lam, Robert F ^b   Wong, Billy K T ^b   Yick, Doris W F ^b   Tse, Raymond K K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anterior chamber depth; axial length; lens thickness; phacomorphic glaucoma; risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80155199662     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.86316     Document Type: Article

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