Vitreous hemorrhage after intravitreal tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and pneumatic displacement of submacular hemorrhage

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 546-547

  Kokame, Gregg T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Retina Center at Pali Momi   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CILIARY DISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; MALE; MICROANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA MACULA HEMORRHAGE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MACULA LUTEA; MALE; RETINAL ARTERY; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0034032060     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00474-2     Document Type: Article

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