Blind registration and glaucoma simplex.
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چکیده
(a) The records of twenty patients who presented I O years ago with glaucoma simplex were studied and their course described, with particular reference to the control of intraocular pressure. (b) An analysis of 34 patients registered as 'blind' or 'partially sighted' from glaucoma simplex was undertaken. The present status of such patients was personally ascertained and facts about their presentation and course recorded.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 58 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974