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The effectiveness of early lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (EAGLE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Although primary open-angle glaucoma is more common, primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is more likely to result in irreversible blindness. By 2020, 5·3 million people worldwide will be blind because of PACG. The current standar...

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Autores principales: Azuara-Blanco, Augusto, Burr, Jennifer M, Cochran, Claire, Ramsay, Craig, Vale, Luke, Foster, Paul, Friedman, David, Quayyum, Zahidul, Lai, Jimmy, Nolan, Winnie, Aung, Tin, Chew, Paul, McPherson, Gladys, McDonald, Alison, Norrie, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3121608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21605352
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-133