Our experience with perfluorohexyloctane (F6H8) as a temporary endotamponade in vitreoretinal surgery

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 518-522

  Stefaniotou, M I ^a   Aspiotis, M V ^b   Kitsos, G D ^b   Kalogeropoulos, Chr D ^b   Asproudis, I C ^b   Psilas, K G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endotamponade; Perfluorohexyloctane; Vitreoretinal

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; PERFLUOROHEXYLOCTANE; SILICONE OIL; TAMPONADE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLUOROCARBON; PERFLUOROHEXYL OCTAN; PERFLUOROHEXYL-OCTAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRIDOTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA SURGERY; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINAL SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA TEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0036879469     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210201200612     Document Type: Article

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