'En bloc' dissection of epimacular membranes using aspiration delamination

Eye

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-52

  Kanawati, C ^a,b   Wong, D ^b,d   Hiscott, P ^c   Sheridan, C ^c   McGalliard, J ^b  

^a St John Ophthalmic Hospital   (Israel)

^b St Paul's Eye Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspiration delamination; Internal limiting membrane; Macular pucker; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISSECTION; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEEDLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETINA; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0029981597     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1996.7     Document Type: Article

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