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W J Ward

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Molteno tube implants: long-term results.

The Molteno implant is a well recognised method of treating end-stage secondary glaucoma. Several variations of the technique have been described in the literature, but few reports of long-term studies have been published. This paper reports the results of a series of patients followed for two to six years. Indications for the procedure and results are put forward.

Adolescent↗

A proposal for the deinstitutionalization of patients.

Outpatient treatment of cancer patients, often medically and psychologically sound, results in great savings for insurers but increased out-of-pocket expenses to patients. If insurers were to reimburse for nonmedical out-of-pocket costs as well as medical, this disincentive to deinstitutionalization would be removed.

Ambulatory Care↗