Results of high-density silicone oil as a tamponade agent in macular hole retinal detachment in patients with high myopia

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 719-721

  Cheung, Benson T O ^a,b   Lai, Timothy Y Y ^a   Yuen, Can Y F ^a   Lai, Wico W K ^a   Tsang, Chi Wai ^a   Lam, Dennis S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG EYE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA, DEGENERATIVE; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; SILICONE OILS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 34249773985     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.111526     Document Type: Article

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