American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 147, Issue 6 , Pages 1061-1066.e2 , June 2009

Recovery of Corneal Hysteresis After Reduction of Intraocular Pressure in Chronic Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma

  • Lei Sun

      Affiliations

    • School of Optometry and Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base and Key Laboratory of Vision Science, Ministry of Health PR China and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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  • Meixiao Shen

      Affiliations

    • School of Optometry and Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base and Key Laboratory of Vision Science, Ministry of Health PR China and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • ,
  • Jianhua Wang

      Affiliations

    • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
    • ,
  • Aiwu Fang

      Affiliations

    • School of Optometry and Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base and Key Laboratory of Vision Science, Ministry of Health PR China and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • ,
  • Aiqin Xu

      Affiliations

    • School of Optometry and Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base and Key Laboratory of Vision Science, Ministry of Health PR China and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • ,
  • Haizhen Fang

      Affiliations

    • School of Optometry and Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base and Key Laboratory of Vision Science, Ministry of Health PR China and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • ,
  • Fan Lu

      Affiliations

    • School of Optometry and Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base and Key Laboratory of Vision Science, Ministry of Health PR China and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Fan Lu, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical College, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, 325027

,Accepted 7 January 2009.

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PII: S0002-9394(09)00043-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.01.008

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 147, Issue 6 , Pages 1061-1066.e2 , June 2009

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