Optical coherence tomography evaluation of idiopathic macular hole treatment by gas-assisted posterior vitreous detachment

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 264-266

  Costa, Rogerio A ^a   Cardillo, José A ^a,c   Morales, Paulo H ^a   Jorge, Rodrigo ^b   Uno, Fausto ^a   Farah, Michel E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTAFLUOROPROPANE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; GAS; HUMAN; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT;

EID: 0034907378     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00903-X     Document Type: Article

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