Management of giant retinal tears with vitrectomy, internal tamponade, and peripheral 360° retinal photocoagulation

Retina

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 622-628

  Ambresin, Aude ^b   Wolfensberger, Thomas J ^b   Bovey, Etienne H ^a  

^a HÔPITAL OPHTALMIQUE JULES GONIN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Giant retinal tears; Perfluorocarbon liquids; Peripheral 360 retinal photocoagulation; Silicone oil; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCARBON; SILICONE OIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; INTERNAL TAMPONADE; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; REOPERATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; RETINOPEXY; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; SILICONE OILS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0142213703     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200310000-00003     Document Type: Article

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