Spontaneous closure of a recurrent macular hole following vitrectomy corroborated by optical coherence tomography

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 172-174

  Shaikh, Saad ^a   Garretson, Bruce ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINA MACULA HOLE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VITRECTOMY; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REMISSION; RETINA TEAR; TOMOGRAPHY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

AGED; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT; MALE; RECURRENCE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0037361087     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20030301-18     Document Type: Article

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