Internal limiting membrane removal for macular detachment in highly myopic eyes

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 547-549

  Kuhn, Ferenc ^a,b  

^a Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CILIARY DISK; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; GOOD GENERAL CONDITION; HUMAN; INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE REMOVAL; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA TRANSLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0037375979     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)02057-3     Document Type: Article

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