Late swelling and removal of Miragel buckles: A Comparison with Silicone Indentations

Retina

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 641-646

  Le Rouic, Jean François ^a   Bettembourg, Olivier ^b   D'Hermies, François ^b   Azan, Frédéric ^b   Renard, Gilles ^b   Chauvaud, Dominique ^b  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Episcleral buckle; Miragel; Retinal detachment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA EDEMA; RETINA TEAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYHYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERAL BUCKLING; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 0142213700     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200310000-00006     Document Type: Article

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