Reopening of Previously Closed Macular Holes After Cataract Extraction

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 252-259

  Bhatnagar, Pawan ^a   Kaiser, Peter K ^a   Smith, Scott D ^a   Meisler, David M ^a   Lewis, Hilel ^a   Sears, Jonathan E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 34447647292     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.04.041     Document Type: Article

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