Treatment of central retinal vein occlusion by vitrectomy with lysis of vitreopapillary and epipapillary adhesions, subretinal peripapillary tissue plasminogen activator injection, and photocoagulation

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 609-611

  Lam, HarHiu D ^a   Blumenkranz, Mark S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADHESION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0036808572     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01637-9     Document Type: Article

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