Pars plana vitrectomy with 25-gauge instruments in the treatment of idiopathic epiretinal membranes

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 224, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 292-296

  Valmaggia, Christophe ^a  

^a Kantonsspital St Gallen ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

20 gauge; 25 gauge; Cystoid macular oedema; Endophthalmitis; Hypertonia; Hypotonia; Pars plana vitrectomy; Retinal detachment

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CILIARY DISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA MACULOPATHY; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; VISION DISORDERS; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 34248331700     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-962957     Document Type: Article

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