Oculo-peritoneal shunt: draining aqueous humor to the peritoneum

In 2010, there were estimated to be approximately 60.5 million people with glaucoma. This number is expected to increase to 79.6 million by 2020. In 2010, there were 8.4 million people with bilateral blindness caused by glaucoma, and this number is expected in increase to 11.2 million by 2020. Filte...

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Main Authors: Ana Maldonado-Junyent, Arturo Maldonado-Bas, Andrea Gonzalez, Francisco Pueyrredón, María Maldonado-Junyent, Arturo Maldonado-Junyent, Diego Rodriguez, Mariano Bulacio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2015-04-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492015000200015&lng=en&tlng=en