Vitrectomy for chronic macular holes

Retina

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 341-347

  Stec, Lori A ^a   Ross, Robin D ^b,c   Williams, George A ^a,d   Trese, Michael T ^a   Margherio, Raymond R ^a   Cox Jr , Morton S ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Retina Vitreous Center   (United States)

^c OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic macular hole; Inraocular gas; Internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling; Posterior hyaloid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REOPERATION; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 2942694140     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200406000-00001     Document Type: Article

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