Visual outcomes and complications after multiple vitrectomies for diabetic vitreous hemorrhage

Retina

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-22

  Cooper, Blake ^a   Shah, Gaurav K ^a,c   Grand, M Gilbert ^a   Bakal, Jeff ^b   Sharma, Sanjay ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BARNES RETINA INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Pars plana vitrectomy; Vitreous hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 1242319486     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200402000-00003     Document Type: Review

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