Incidence of sclerotomy-related retinal breaks

Retina

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-284

  Al Harthi, Essam ^a   Abboud, Emad B ^a   Al Dhibi, Hassan ^a   Dhindsa, Hardeep ^b  

^a KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Nevada Retina Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Retinal breaks; Retinal detachment; Sclerotomy; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CILIARY DISK; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETINA TEAR; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SCLEROTOMY; VITRECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCLEROSTOMY; VISION DISORDERS; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 17144374854     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200504000-00005     Document Type: Review

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