Predictors of Success in Macular Hole Surgery with Emphasis on the Internal Limiting Membrane (ILM) and ILM Peeling

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-214

  Oz, Ozay ^a   Fudemberg, Scott J ^a   Cakir, Banu ^b   Jones, Michael P ^a   Akduman, Levent ^a  

^a Anheuser Busch Eye Institute at St Louis University   (United States)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINA SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 2442586400     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20040501-07     Document Type: Article

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