The use of pneumatic retinopexy to delay surgical repair of a retinal detachment associated with the ganciclovir intraocular device

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 244-246

  McAuliffe, Priscilla F ^a   Heinemann, Murk Hein ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; PNEUMATIC TOOL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINOPEXY; TECHNICAL AID;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CRYOSURGERY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; DRUG IMPLANTS; FUNDUS OCULI; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0031891272     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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