Retinal detachment with a macular hole due to vitreomacular traction syndrome

Folia Ophthalmologica Japonica

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 740-743

  Hattori, Tadashi ^a,b   Kiuchi, Yumiko ^a   Kawamura, Hajime ^a   Imoto, Yoshiko ^a   Kameda, Chikako ^a   Takenaka, Hisashi ^a   Mitsuda, Hisatoshi ^a   Mano, Tomiya ^a  

^a Tane Memorial Eye Hospital   (Japan)

^b Ideta Eye Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Macular Hole; Residual Posterior Hyaloid Membrane; Retinal Detachment; Vitrectomy; Vitreomacular Traction Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0030743550     PISSN: 00155667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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