Pars plana vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane peeling for macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion: A pilot study

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 293-297

  Liang, Xiao Ling ^a,f   Chen, Hao Yu ^a   Huang, Yong Sheng ^a   Eong, Kah Guan Au ^b,c,d,e   Yu, Shan Shan ^a   Liu, Xing ^a   Yan, Hong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^f NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Foveal thickness; Internal limiting membrane peeling; Macular oedema; Retinal vein occlusion; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 34548169327     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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