Vitrectomy with short term postoperative tamponade using perfluorocarbon liquid for giant retinal tears

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1176-1179

  Sirimaharaj, Maytinee ^a,b   Balachandran, C ^b   Chan, W C ^b   Hunyor, A P ^b   Chang, A A ^b   Gregory Roberts, J ^b   Hunyor, A B ^b   Playfair, T J ^b  

^a Mettapracharak Hospital Nakhon Pathom   (Thailand)

^b SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCARBON; SILICONE OIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAS; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; LENS SUBLUXATION; LIQUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TAMPONADE; RETINA TEAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 24044475235     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.065409     Document Type: Article

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