Morphologic analysis of stage 3 and stage 4 macular holes: Implications for treatment

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Wender, Jon ^a   Iida, Tomohiro ^b,c   Del Priore, Lucian V ^c,d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Edward S Harkness Eye Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EYE FUNDUS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SUBRETINAL FLUID; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 11844261540     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.07.038     Document Type: Article

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