Measured visual acuity of fellow eyes as a prognostic factor in macular hole surgery

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 493-498

  Kadonosono, Kazuaki ^a   Yabuki, Kazuro ^a   Nishide, Tadayuki ^a   Uchio, Eiichi ^a   Marron, James A ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b United States Naval Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0037375978     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)02020-2     Document Type: Article

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