Protecting the retinal pigment epithelium during macular hole surgery

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 576-577

  Olson, Jeffrey L ^a,b   On, Alexander V ^a   Mandava, Naresh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Indocyanine green; Internal limiting membrane peeling; Macular hole; Toxicity; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCARBON; INDOCYANINE GREEN; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; OCTAFLUOROPROPANE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; METHODOLOGY; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA TEAR; STAINING;

AGED; COLORING AGENTS; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; STAINING AND LABELING; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33644982169     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.01097.x     Document Type: Article

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