Outcomes of 77 Consecutive Cases of 23-Gauge Transconjunctival Vitrectomy Surgery for Posterior Segment Disease

Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Fine, Howard F ^a,b   Iranmanesh, Reza ^a,b   Iturralde, Diana ^c   Spaide, Richard F ^a,b  

^a VITREOUS RETINA MACULA CONSULTANTS OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Hospital of Galdacano   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPERATION DURATION; POSTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SCLEROTOMY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 34249800917     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.02.020     Document Type: Article

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