Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in glaucoma after penetrating keratoplasty
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Glaucoma after penetrating keratoplasty
Penetrating keratoplasty is a surgical intervention that despite the progress of surgical techniques and of postoperative treatment continues to have numerous complications. Many of them, such as graft rejection, significant astigmatism, cystoid macular edema, or cataract lead to important limitations of the visual function. Glaucoma is possibly the most dangerous complication following PK, lea...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0007-1161,1468-2079
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.6.761-b