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Angle-Closure Glaucomas

Posterior (Pushing) Mechanisms Without Pupillary Block

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Mechanisms of the Glaucomas

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Barkana, Y., Tham, C.C., Dorairaj, S.K., Ritch, R. (2008). Angle-Closure Glaucomas. In: Tombran-Tink, J., Barnstable, C.J., Shields, M.B. (eds) Mechanisms of the Glaucomas. Ophthalmology Research™. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-373-8_12

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