Patient satisfaction and vision improvement after multiple surgery for recurrent retinal detachment

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-108

  Lesnoni, G ^a   Rossi, Tommaso ^b,c   Gelso, A ^a   Nistri, A ^a  

^a Operative Unit of Ophthalmology   (Italy)

^b Oper Unit of Vitreoretinal Surgery   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Outcome measures; Patient satisfaction; Proliferative vitreoretinopathy; PVR surgery; VF 14; Visual outcome; Visual performance; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BINOCULAR VISION; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREORETINOPATHY; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REOPERATION; VITRECTOMY;

FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY, PROLIFERATIVE;

EID: 15544387115     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210501500116     Document Type: Review

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