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The screening of primary open-angle glaucoma - systematic review. Boivin J F, McGregor M Montreal: Conseil d'Evaluation des Technologies de la Sante du Quebec, 1995. pp. xvi-93 (English), xvii-101 (French).

Meta-analysis on the recurrence rates after bare sclera resection with and without mitomycin C use and conjunctival autograft placement in surgery for primary pterygium. Sanchez-Thorin J C, Rocha G, Yelin J B. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1998, 82, pp.661-665 [Abstract]

Randomized clinical trials on medical treatment of glaucoma. Are they appropriate to guide clinical practice? Rossetti L, Marchetti I, Orzalesi N, Scorpiglione N, Torri V, Liberati A Archives of Ophthalmology, 1993, 111(1), pp. 96-103 [Abstract]

Direct costs of glaucoma management following initiation of medical therapy:a simulation model based on an observational study of glaucoma treatment in Germany Kobelt G, Jonsson L, Gerdtham U, Krieglstein G K. Graefes Archive for Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 1998, 236(11), 811-821

Economic evaluation of dorzolamide vs pilocarpine for primary open-angle glaucoma Rocchi A, Tingey D. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology - Journal Canadien d'Ophtalmologie, 1997, 32(6), 414-418

Cost considerations of medical therapy for glaucoma Fiscella R G, Geller J L, Gryz L L, Wilensky J, Viana M. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1999, 128(4), 426-433

Last updated: January 2005