Improvement of visual acuity in eyes with diabetic macular edema after treatment with pars plana vitrectomy

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-

  Lai, Wico W ^a   Mohamed, Shaheeda ^a   Lam, Dennis S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIARY DISK; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LETTER; PROGNOSIS; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; METHODOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 22444443045     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085254     Document Type: Letter

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