Internal limiting membrane removal in macular hole surgery for severely myopic eyes: A case-control study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 885-889

  Kwok, Alvin K H ^a,b   Lai, T Y Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOCYANINE GREEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE; MALE; MEMBRANE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATARACT; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038461044     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.7.885     Document Type: Article

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