The silicone study: A small piece of the PVR puzzle is put into place

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 407-408

  Campochiaro, Peter A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTAFLUOROPROPANE; SILICONE OIL;

EDITORIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINOTOMY; SURFACE TENSION; VITREORETINOPATHY;

EID: 0030891478     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1997.01100150409016     Document Type: Editorial

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