Surgical treatment of full-thickness macular holes using autologous serum

Eye

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 593-599

  Wells, John A ^a   Gregor, Zdenek J ^a,b  

^a Moorfields Eye Hospital ^*

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR;

ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RETINA MACULA HOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0029853610     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1996.136     Document Type: Article

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