In vivo analysis of conjunctiva in canaloplasty for glaucoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 634-639

  Mastropasqua, Leonardo ^a   Agnifili, Luca ^a   Salvetat, Maria Letizia ^b   Ciancaglini, Marco ^c   Fasanella, Vincenzo ^a   Nubile, Mario ^a   Mastropasqua, Rodolfo ^a   Zeppieri, Marco ^b   Brusini, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CANALOPLASTY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL MICROCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CONJUNCTIVA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FILTERING SURGERY; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 84860221882     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-301058     Document Type: Article

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