Anatomical and functional results of endotamponade with heavy silicone oil - Densiron® 68 - In complicated retinal detachment

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 198-206

  Herbrig, Erdmuth ^a   Sandner, Dirk ^a   Engelmann, Katrin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM CHEMNITZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Densiron 68; Endotamponade, heavy silicone oil; Retinal detachment

Indexed keywords

DENSIRON; SILICONE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CORNEAL DISEASES; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSTILLATION, DRUG; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPOTENSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONE OILS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 34547783315     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000104681     Document Type: Article

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