Molteno Implants
"Molteno Implants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Devices implanted to control intraocular pressure by allowing aqueous fluid to drain from the anterior chamber. (Hoffman, Pocket Glossary of Ophthalmologic Terminology, 1989)
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D018465
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.250.500
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Molteno Implants" by people in Profiles.
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Kahook MY, Noecker RJ, Pantcheva MB, Schuman JS. Location of glaucoma drainage devices relative to the optic nerve. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Aug; 90(8):1010-3.