Modified incision in 25-gauge vitrectomy in the creation of a tunneled airtight sclerotomy: An ultrabiomicroscopic study

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 245, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1281-1288

  Rizzo, Stanislao ^a,b   Genovesi Ebert, Federica ^a   Vento, Andrea ^a   Miniaci, Sofia ^a   Cresti, Federica ^a   Palla, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

25 gauge vitrectomy; Oblique parallel insertion; Oblique perpendicular insertion; Self sealing sclerotomy; Straight insertion; UBM

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SCLEROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS DISEASE; WOUND HEALING;

CATARACT; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; SCLERA; SCLEROSTOMY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 34548014776     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-006-0533-x     Document Type: Article

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