Occult vitreo-macular traction may cause traumatic RPE tears [6]

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 560-

  Meyer, Carsten H ^a   Mennel, Stefan ^a   Schmidt, Jörg C ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB;

BLUNT TRAUMA; BRUCH MEMBRANE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA INJURY; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETINOPEXY; SURGICAL RISK; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT;

CONTRACTURE; EYE DISEASES; EYE INJURIES; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VITREOUS BODY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33746282795     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00703.x     Document Type: Letter

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