Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 7 , Pages 1012-1016 , July 2000

Primary phacoemulsification for uncontrolled angle-closure glaucoma1

Presented at the Australian and New Zealand Glaucoma Club Conference, Sydney, Australia, February 1999.

  • Timothy V Roberts (FRACO, FRACS)

      Affiliations

    • The Eye Institute (Roberts), Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Dr. Tim Roberts, The Eye Institute, Level 3, 270 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood NSW 2067, Australia
    • ,
  • Ian C Francis (FRACS, FRACO, FASOPRS)

      Affiliations

    • Chatswood (Francis), Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Sam Lertusumitkul, MPH (FRACS, FRACO)

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Ophthalmology, Liverpool Hospital (Lertusumitkul), Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Medduma B Kappagoda (FRACS, FRACO, FRCS, FRCOphth)

      Affiliations

    • University of Sydney (Kappagoda), Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Minas T Coroneo, MSc, MD, MS (FRACS, FRACO)

      Affiliations

    • University of NSW, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick (Coroneo), Sydney, Australia

,Accepted 14 January 2000.

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Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 7 , Pages 1012-1016 , July 2000

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