Improvements after sheathotomy for branch retinal vein occlusion documented by optical coherence tomography and scanning laser ophthalmoscope

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-52

  Fujii, Gildo Y ^a   De Juan Jr , Eugene ^a   Humayun, Mark S ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EYE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; EYE SURGERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEATHOTOMY; THICKNESS;

EID: 0037246297     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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