Intravitreal sodium flourescein enhances visualization of clear vitreous during vitreous for macular hole: A safety and efficacy study

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-57

  Das, Taraprasad ^a   Vedantham, Vasumathy ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Macular hole; Sodium flourescein; Vitrectomy; Vitreous

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN SODIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORESCEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA TEAR; SAFETY; STAINING; VITREOUS BODY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; SAFETY; STAINING AND LABELING; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 1642602278     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2003.00758.x     Document Type: Article

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