Perfluorohexyloctane endotamponade for treatment of subfoveal hemorrhage

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 534-536

  Jonas, J B ^a,b   Jager M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Pars plana vitrectomy; Perfluorohexyloctane; Subfoveal hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; PERFLUOROHEXYLOCTANE; TAMPONADE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLUOROCARBON; PERFLUOROHEXYL OCTAN; PERFLUOROHEXYL-OCTAN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SUBFOVEAL HEMORRHAGE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FLUOROCARBONS; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; RECURRENCE; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0142088701     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210201200614     Document Type: Article

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