Effect of macular edema on surgical visual outcome in eyes with idiopathic epiretinal membrane

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 183-186

  Ma, Steven S ^a   Barloon, Sam ^b   Maberley, Alan L ^a,d   Kestle, John ^c  

^a Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c TLC Northwest Eye   (United States)

^d Eye Care Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

epiretinal membrane; macular edema; pars plana vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CILIARY DISK; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0029834150     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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