25-gauge, sutureless vitrectomy and standard 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy in idiopathic epiretinal membrane surgery: A comparative pilot study

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 244, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 472-479

  Rizzo, Stanislao ^a,c   Genovesi Ebert, Federica ^a   Murri, Simona ^a   Belting, Claudia ^a   Vento, Andrea ^a   Cresti, Federica ^a   Manca, Maria Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

25 gauge; Idiopathic epiretinal membrane; Sutureless pars plana vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33645783458     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-005-0173-6     Document Type: Article

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