Intraoperative Sclerotomy-related Retinal Breaks for Macular Surgery, 20- vs 25-Gauge Vitrectomy Systems

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 155-156

  Scartozzi, Richard ^a   Bessa, Amr S ^b   Gupta, Omesh P ^a   Regillo, Carl D ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MACULAR SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA INJURY; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLEROTOMY RELATED RETINA BREAK; VITRECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MACULA LUTEA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROSTOMY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33845508068     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.07.038     Document Type: Article

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