Duration of face-down positioning after macular hole surgery: A comparison between 1 week and 3 days

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-292

  Krohn, Jørgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Face down; Macular hole; Positioning; Posturing; Prone; Surgery; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRONE POSITION; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; SCLERAL BUCKLING; TIME FACTORS; VITRECTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 21044436512     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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