Radial optic neurotomy for central retinal vein occlusion: 117 Consecutive cases

Retina

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-305

  Opremcak, E Mitchel ^a,b   Rehmar, Alan J ^a   Ridenour, Chet D ^a   Kurz, Daryl E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Retina Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Central retinal vein occlusion; Radial optic neurotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EYE FUNDUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIAL OPTIC NEUROTOMY; RETINA SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY; EYE SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 33646440502     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200603000-00008     Document Type: Article

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