Complications of Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Implants
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Complications of Baerveldt glaucoma drainage implants.
OBJECTIVES To report the incidence and identify risk factors of postoperative complications after Baerveldt glaucoma drainage implantation. METHODS A retrospective review of the medical records of all patients at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Fla, who underwent placement of a Baerveldt glaucoma drainage implant from October 1, 1992, through October 31, 1996, to determine demographic...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.116.5.571