Tamponade efficiency of perfluorohexyloctane and silicone oil solutions in a model eye chamber

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 692-696

  Wetterqvist, C ^c   Wong, D ^a   Williams, R ^b   Stappler, T ^a   Herbert, E ^a   Freeburn, S ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTANE; OIL; PERFLUOROHEXYLOCTANE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); SILICONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HYDROPHILICITY; POSTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE DENSITY; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; EYE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PRESSURE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; SILICONE OILS; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

EID: 1942421787     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.024737     Document Type: Article

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