The effectiveness of early lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (EAGLE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Augusto Azuara‐Blanco; Jennifer Burr; Claire Cochrane; Craig Ramsay; Luke Vale; Paul J. Foster; David S. Friedman; Zahidul Quayyum; Jimmy S.M. Lai; Winifred Nolan; Tin Aung; Paul Chew; Gladys McPherson; Alison McDonald; John Norrie

doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-133

Abstract

ISRCTN44464607.

Keywords

MedicineTrabeculectomyGlaucomaIntraocular pressureRandomized controlled trialVisual acuityOphthalmologyClinical trialOpen angle glaucomaQuality of life (healthcare)Intraocular lensGlaucoma surgeryOptometrySurgeryInternal medicine

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University of Aberdeen GB

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Year: 2011
Type: article
Volume: 12
Issue: 1
Pages: 133-133
Citations: 79
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                                    Augusto Azuara‐Blanco, 
                                
                                    Jennifer Burr, 
                                
                                    Claire Cochrane
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            The effectiveness of early lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (EAGLE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. 
                            Trials
                            , 12
                            (1)
                            , 133-133.
                            https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-133
                        

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DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-133