Arteriovenous crossing dissection without separation of the retina vessels for treatment of branch retinal vein occlusion

Retina

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-151

  Han, Dennis P ^a,c   Bennett, Steven R ^b   Williams, David F ^b   Dev, Sundeep ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b VitreoRetinal Surgery   (United States)

^c EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous crossing; Branch retinal vein occlusion; Macular edema; Pars plana vitrectomy; Retinal vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS CROSSING DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISSECTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0037656160     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200304000-00002     Document Type: Article

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