Reopening of macular holes after initially successful repair

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1835-1838

  Christmas, Nancy J ^a   Smiddy, William E ^a   Flynn Jr , Harry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0031738145     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)91025-9     Document Type: Article

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