Factors related to initial success in macular hole surgery

Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 792-796

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

^a Shinjo Ophthalmologic Institute   (Japan)

^b Kami iida First General Hospital   (Japan)

^c Kurihara Ophthalmologic Institute

^d AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KYOTO KATSURA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f Shinseikai Toyama Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Initial success; Internal limiting membrane; Macular hole; Retinal pigment epithelium scalping; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETINA TEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034331273     PISSN: 00290203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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