Three-port lens-sparing vitrectomy for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity: Early surgery before tractional retinal detachment appearance

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 785-789

  Micelli Ferrari, Tommaso ^a   Furino, C ^a   Lorusso, V V ^a   Dammacco, R ^a   Sborgia, G ^a   Sborgia, L ^a   Besozzi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggressive posterior ROP; Laser photocoagulation; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INFANT; LASER COAGULATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINOPATHY; VITRECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; LENS; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER COAGULATION; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 38049047153     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700516     Document Type: Article

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