American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 148, Issue 5 , Pages 657-669.e1 , November 2009

Angle-Closure Glaucoma–Simpler Answers to Complex Mechanisms: LXVI Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture

  • Harry A. Quigley

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Harry A. Quigley, Wilmer 122, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287

,Accepted 10 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.08.009

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