Arteriovenous adventitial sheathotomy for branch retinal vein occlusion: Report of a case with longterm follow-up

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 699-702

  Wrigstad, Anders ^a   Algvere, Peep ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous decompression; Branch retinal vein occlusion; Sheathotomy; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVENTITIAL SHEATHOTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; DISEASE DURATION; EYE FUNDUS; EYE SURGERY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; VENOUS CIRCULATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ARTERIOLES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL ARTERY; RETINAL VEIN; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33748275865     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00697.x     Document Type: Article

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