Silicone Ahmed glaucoma valve with and without intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for neovascular glaucoma: Randomized clinical trial

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 342-348

  Teixeira, Sergio Henrique ^a   Doi, Larissa Morimoto ^a   Freitas Silva, André Luiz De ^a   Silva, Karine Duarte ^a   Paes, Ângela Tavares ^b   Higa, Fabiana Shinzato ^a   Mendonça, Marcelo ^c   Prata Jr , João Antônio ^d   Paranhos Jr , Augusto ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^c HORP   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

glaucoma drainage implants; neovascular glaucoma; triamcinolone acetonide

Indexed keywords

SILICONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; HYPOTONY MACULOPATHY; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOG RANK TEST; NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; GLAUCOMA, NEOVASCULAR; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84862171950     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: 1536481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31820d7e4e     Document Type: Article

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