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Is post-trabeculectomy hypotony a risk factor for subsequent failure? A case control study

BACKGROUND: Ocular hypotony results in an increased break down of the blood-aqueous barrier and an increase in inflammatory mediator release. We postulate that this release may lead to an increased risk of trabeculectomy failure through increased bleb scarring. This study was designed to try to addr...

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Autores principales: Benson, Sarah E, Mandal, Kaveri, Bunce, Catey V, Fraser, Scott G
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1079872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15811180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2415-5-7