Relation of posterior staphyloma in highly myopic eyes with macular hole and retinal detachment

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 530-532

  Oie, Yoshinori ^a,b   Ikuno, Yasushi ^a   Fujikado, Takashi ^a   Tano, Yasuo ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

High myopia; Macular hole and retinal detachment; Posterior staphyloma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACULA HOLE AND RETINA DETACHMENT; MALE; MYOPIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; STAPHYLOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 29244452076     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-005-0249-1     Document Type: Article

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