A review of primary congenital glaucoma in the developing world

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 278-285

  Moore, Daniel B ^a   Tomkins, Oren ^b,c   Ben Zion, Itay ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Developing world; Global health; Infantile glaucoma; Pediatric glaucoma; Primary congenital glaucoma

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450 1B1;

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA; CYTOCHROME P450 1B1 GENE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIMARY CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; HYDROPHTHALMOS; INFANT; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84876417736     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: 18793304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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