Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 407-412 , March 2010

Phacoemulsification versus phacoemulsification with micro-bypass stent implantation in primary open-angle glaucoma: Randomized double-masked clinical trial

Presented as a poster at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, November 2008.

  • Antonio M. Fea, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Antonio Fea, MD, Instituto di Fisiopatologia Clinica, Clinica Oculistica, Universita' di Torino, Via Juvarra 19, 10100 Torino, Italy.

Received 31 March 2009 ,Revised 30 September 2009 ,Accepted 1 October 2009.

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 Study devices were provided by Glaukos Corp., Laguna Hills, California, USA.

 Supported by Ricerca Finalizzata della Regione Piemonte 2007.

 IMEDS, Inc., provided biostatistical and medical writing expertise. F. Machetta, MD, and G.M. Vizzeri, MD, provided patients.

PII: S0886-3350(09)01124-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.10.031

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 407-412 , March 2010

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