Pneumatic retinopexy: A survey of current practice patterns among the vitreous society members

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 76-81

  Wild, Michael R ^c   Ruby, Alan J ^a,b   Rosenshein, Joseph ^c  

^a SINAI GRACE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ASSOCIATED RETINAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^c 14555 Levan 412 Marian Prof Bldg ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINOPEXY; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERAL BUCKLING; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033964478     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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