Sutureless 25-Gauge Vitrectomy: Risky or Rewarding?

Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2131-2132

  Martidis, Adam ^a   Chang, Tom S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

BLEPHARITIS; EDITORIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUTURING METHOD; VISUAL AID; VITRECTOMY;

ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 36549080052     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.09.003     Document Type: Editorial

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