Randomized clinical trial of cryotherapy versus laser photocoagulation for retinopexy in conventional retinal detachment surgery

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 343-347

  Veckeneer, Marc ^a,b   Van Overdam, Koen ^a,b   Bouwens, Dimitri ^a,b   Feron, Eric ^a,b   Mertens, Diane ^a,b   Peperkamp, Ed ^a,b   Ringens, Peter ^a,b   Mulder, Paul ^a,b   Van Meurs, Jan ^a,b  

^a ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD EYE BARRIER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PHOTOMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINOPEXY; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL DETACHMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034880705     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(01)01026-1     Document Type: Article

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