Surgery for stage 5 retinopathy of prematurity: The learning curve and evolving technique

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-106

  Gopal, Lingam ^a   Sharma, Tarun ^a   Shanmugam, Mahesh ^a   Badrinath, S S ^a   Sharma, Anil ^a   Agraharam, Satish G ^a   Choudhary, Alkesh ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Learning curve; Retinal detachment; Retinopathy of prematurity; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; REOPERATION; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; REOPERATION; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0034198247     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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