Visual quality of life after macular hole surgery: Outcome and predictive factors

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 481-484

  Hirneiß, Christoph ^a   Neubauer, Aljoscha S ^a   Gass, Carolin A ^a   Reiniger, Ingrid W ^a   Priglinger, Siegfried G ^a   Kampik, Anselm ^a   Haritoglou, Christos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CILIARY DISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINA MACULA HOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 34247197574     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.102376     Document Type: Article

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