Secondary Glaucoma in Patients With Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy
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Long-Term Outcomes and Complications of Trabeculectomy for Secondary Glaucoma in Patients with Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy
OBJECTIVE Secondary glaucoma is a serious complication in patients with transthyretin (TTR)-related familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP). We assessed the long-term outcomes and complications of trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (MMC) for secondary glaucoma associated with FAP. METHODS Medical case records of Kumamoto University Hospital were retrospectively reviewed. Twenty-one eyes of 13 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.121.3.351