Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 11 , Pages 608-613 , November 2008

Treatment Course of Recurrent Malignant Glaucoma Monitoring by Ultrasound Biomicroscopy: A Report of Two Cases

  • Chia-Jung Shen

      Affiliations

    • Fooyin University Hospital, Pingtung, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ying-Ying Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Ying-Ying Chen, Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 386, Ta-Chung 1st Road, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shwu-Jiuan Sheu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 11 October 2007 ,Accepted 7 May 2008.

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PII: S1607-551X(09)70023-3

doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70023-3

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 11 , Pages 608-613 , November 2008

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