Epiretinal membrane removal in diabetic eyes: Comparison of viscodissection with conventional methods of membrane peeling

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 737-741

  Grigorian, R A ^a   Castellarin, A ^a   Fegan, R ^a   Seery, C ^a   Del Priore, L V ^a   Von Hagen, S ^b   Zarbin, Marco A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CILIARY DISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA TEAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISSECTION; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY, PROLIFERATIVE; VITREOUS DETACHMENT;

EID: 0038694716     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.6.737     Document Type: Article

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