A comparison of the Ex-PRESS™ mini glaucoma shunt with standard trabeculectomy in the surgical treatment of glaucoma

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 453-459

  Marzette, Lionel ^a   Herndon, Leon W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI GLAUCOMA SHUNT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRABECULECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83055195177     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20111017-03     Document Type: Article

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