A new method of treating macular holes

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 246-252

  Alpatov, Sergey A ^a,b   Shchuko, A ^a   Malyshev, V ^a  

^a S FYODOROV EYE MICROSURGERY FEDERAL STATE INSTITUTION   (Russian Federation)

^b NONE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Macular hole surgery; Optical coherence tomography; Pars plana vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 34250375669     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700215     Document Type: Article

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