Hyperbaric oxygen treatment in Purtscher's retinopathy induced by chest injury

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 444-448

  Lin, Yu Chi ^a   Yang, Chung May ^a   Lin, Chia Lee ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Yin Shu Tien Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy; Purtscher's retinopathy; Retinal ischemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; CONTUSION; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETINOPATHY; THORAX INJURY; TRAUMATIC RETINOPATHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33749354705     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70289-8     Document Type: Article

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