An evidence-based analysis of surgical interventions for uncomplicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 606-612

  Saw, Seang Mei ^a,b   Gazzard, Gus ^c   Wagle, Ajeet M ^d   Lim, Jimmy ^e   Au Eong, Kah Guan ^a,b,d,e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Pneumatic retinopexy; Retinal detachment; Scleral buckling; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOTHERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA DETACHMENT SURGERY; RETINA TEAR; RETINOPEXY; REVIEW; RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINA DETACHMENT; SAFETY; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; SCLEROTOMY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBRETINAL FLUID; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

CRYOTHERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETINAL DETACHMENT; SCLERAL BUCKLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33748252258     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00715.x     Document Type: Review

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