Macular hole retinal detachment in highly myopic eyes: Ultrastructure of surgically removed epiretinal membrane and clinicopathologic correlation

Retina

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 176-183

  Ishida, Susumu ^a   Yamazaki, Kazuto ^a   Shinoda, Kei ^a   Kawashima, Shinichi ^a   Oguchi, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Epiretinal membrane; Fibrous long spacing collagen; Gap junction; High myopia; Macular hole retinal detachment; Tangential traction; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MYOPIA; PATHOGENESIS; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0034041316     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200002000-00011     Document Type: Article

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