'Mini-gauge' pars plana vitrectomy: 'Inside-out view' with the GRIN solid rod endoscope

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 221, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 356-362

  Koch, Frank H J ^a   Luloh, K Peter ^b   Singh, Pankaj ^a   Scholtz, Stephan ^a   Koss, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b Insight Instruments Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

23 gauge pars plana vitrectomy; 25 gauge pars plana vitrectomy; Endoscopy; Gradient index solid rod endoscope; Hypotony; Vitreous incarceration; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CILIARY DISK; ENDOSCOPY; RETINA ROD; SCLEROTOMY; VITRECTOMY;

CATHETERIZATION; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; ROTATION; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 34548316394     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000104768     Document Type: Article

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