Early efficacy and complications of releasable sutures for trabeculectomy in primary angle-closure glaucoma: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 136-141

  Liang, Yuan B ^a,b,c   Feng, Mei Y ^a,b   Meng, Hai L ^d   Fan, Su J ^e   Wang, Xing ^f   Xie, Li L ^g   Yi, Peng ^c   Tang, Xin ^a,b   Wang, Ning L ^a,b   Thomas, Ravi ^h  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Anyang Eye Hospital   (China)

^e Handan Eye Hospital   (China)

^f Fushun Eye Hospital   (China)

^g Ophthalmology and Optometry Hospital   (China)

^h QUEENSLAND EYE INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Primary angleclosure glaucoma; Releasable sutures; Trabeculectomy

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; HYPOTONY MACULOPATHY; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIMARY CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELEASABLE SUTURE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA TEAR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRABECULECTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY;

FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84896405771     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: 1536481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31826981c9     Document Type: Article

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