What's new in laser treatment for glaucoma?

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-117

  Meyer, Jay J ^a   Lawrence, Scott D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclophotocoagulation; Glaucoma; Goniopuncture; Laser; Trabeculoplasty

Indexed keywords

LATANOPROST;

CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; DIODE LASER; ENDOSCOPIC CYCLOPHOTOCOAGULATION; EXCIMER LASER; EXCIMER LASER TRABECULOTOMY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; IRIDOTOMY; LASER COAGULATION; LASER GONIOPUNCTURE; LASER SURGERY; MICROPULSE DIODE LASER TRABECULOPLASTY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY GLAUCOMA; REVIEW; TITANIUM SAPPHIRE LASER TRABECULOPLASTY; TRABECULOPLASTY; TRANSSCLERAL CYCLOPHOTOCOAGULATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

CILIARY BODY; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDECTOMY; IRIS; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, EXCIMER; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 84857238591     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: 15317021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32834f1887     Document Type: Review

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