Glaucoma care in West Africa

被引:5
作者
Budenz, DL
Singh, K
机构
[1] Univ Miami, Sch Med, Bascom Palmer Eye Inst, Dept Ophthalmol, Miami, FL 33136 USA
[2] Stanford Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Ophthalmol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
关键词
glaucoma; epidemiology; surgery;
D O I
10.1097/00061198-200108000-00016
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
The authors draw on the peer review literature and 8 years of personal experience to provide an overview of the prevalence and management of glaucoma in West Africa.
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页码:348 / 353
页数:6
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