Diathermo-trabeculotomy ab externo: indications and long-term results.
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The authors present the results of 2 years' observation of 47 eyes operated with diathermo-trabeculotomy ab externo. This technique, based on a diathermic effect in association with trabeculotomy ab externo, allows an ample opening of Schlemm's canal and of the trabecular meshwork, with normalisation of intraocular pressure and outflow facility, for a period of up to 2 years, in open-angle and congenital glaucoma.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 61 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977