Micropulse versus continuous wave transscleral diode cyclophotocoagulation in refractory glaucoma: A randomized exploratory study

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 40-46

  Aquino, Maria Cecilia D ^a   Barton, Keith ^b,c,d   Tan, Anna Marie W T ^a   Sng, Chelvin ^a   Li, Xiang ^e   Loon, Seng Chee ^a   Chew, Paul T K ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ciliary body; Glaucoma; Laser surgery

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTINUOUS WAVE DIODE TRANSSCLERAL CYCLOPHOTOCOAGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER COAGULATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MICROPULSE WAVE DIODE TRANSSCLERAL CYCLOPHOTOCOAGULATION; NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETREATMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; CILIARY BODY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIODE LASER; MIDDLE AGED; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SCLERA; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; THERAPEUTIC USE;

AGED; CILIARY BODY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERA; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84921604800     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ceo.12360     Document Type: Article

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