Complications associated with vortex vein damage in scleral buckling surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 232-238

  Doi, Norihito ^a   Uemura, Akinori ^a   Nakao, Kumiko ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Postoperative complications; Retinal detachment; Scleral buckling; Vortex vein damage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; SURGICAL RISK; VEIN INJURY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0033136139     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(99)00009-X     Document Type: Article

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