Outcomes of surgery for idiopathic macular hole: A case-control study comparing silicone oil with gas tamponade

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 365-371

  Couvillion, Stephen S ^a   Smiddy, William E ^a   Flynn Jr , Harry W ^a   Eifrig, Charles W G ^a   Gregori, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA SURGERY; RETINA TEAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 26244458924     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20050901-04     Document Type: Article

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