Incidence of reopening and variables that influence reopening after macular hole surgery

Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 483-488

  Kumagai, Kazuyuki ^a,e   Ogino, Nobuchika ^a   Demizu, Seiji ^a   Atsumi, Kazunari ^a   Kurihara, Hideyuki ^b   Iwaki, Masayoshi ^b   Ishigooka, Hitoshi ^c   Tachi, Naoko ^d  

^a Kami iida First General Hospital   (Japan)

^b AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO KATSURA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Shinseikai Toyama Hospital   (Japan)

^e Shinjo Ophthlmologic Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conventional method; Macular hole; Refraction axial length ratio; Reopening; Retinal pigment epithelium scalping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETINA TEAR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETINAL PERFORATIONS;

EID: 0034218535     PISSN: 00290203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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