Cyclodiode laser in the treatment of acute angle closure
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[Treatment of acute angle-closure glaucoma].
Treatment of acute angle-closure glaucoma is now better adapted for each stage of the disease. The urgent necessity to lower intraocular pressure is normally achieved using medical therapy followed by laser peripheral iridotomy and sometimes by filtration surgery. Early argon laser peripheral iridoplasty is effective and safe in some cases, allowing a very early peripheral iridotomy to be perfo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.361