Otago glaucoma surgery outcome study: Comparative results for the 175-mm2 Molteno3 and double-plate molteno implants

JAMA Ophthalmology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-159

  Thompson, Andrew M ^a   Molteno, Anthony C B ^a   Bevin, Tui H ^a   Herbison, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; POLYGLACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EYE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLTENO IMPLANTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874059019     PISSN: 21686165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/2013.jamaophthalmol.165     Document Type: Article

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