Comparing two tensioning suture sizes for 360° viscocanalostomy (canaloplasty): a randomised controlled trial
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Viscocanalostomy and Canaloplasty
When Policy Topic is covered Canaloplasty may be considered medically necessary as a method to reduce intraocular pressure in patients with chronic primary open-angle glaucoma under the following conditions: Medical therapy has failed to adequately control intraocular pressure, AND The patient is not a candidate for any other intraocular pressure lowering procedure (e.g. trabeculectomy or g...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2009.317