Relationship between macular hole size and the potential benefit of internal limiting membrane peeling

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1216-1217

  Williams, G A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING; OCULOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750355916     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.097600     Document Type: Editorial

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