Subretinal surgery for peripapillary subretinal neovascular membranes

Retina

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 564-569

  Kokame, Gregg T ^a   Yamamoka, Seijo ^b  

^a Retina Center at Pali Momi   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Peripapillary sub retinal neovascular membranes; Subretinal exudates; Subretinal fluid; Subretinal hemorrhage; Subretinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CATARACT; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PERIPAPILLARY SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULAR MEMBRANE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA EXUDATE; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETINA SURGERY; REVIEW; SUBRETINA SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC DISK; RETINA; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; RETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 23044441372     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200507000-00004     Document Type: Review

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