Novel mercury vapor illuminator combined with a 27/29-gauge chandelier light fiber for vitreous surgery

Retina

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 171-173

  Oshima, Yusuke ^a   Chow, David R ^b   Awh, Carl C ^c   Sakaguchi, Hirokazu ^a   Tano, Yasuo ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Retina Vitreous Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

29 gauge chandelier light fiber; Endoillumination; Mercury vapor bulb; Panoramic viewing; Photochemical retinal damage; Phototoxicity; Self retaining; Transconjunctival; Vitreous surgery

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; XENON;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LASER; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOTOXICITY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAPOR; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; LIGHTING; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 38049129108     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e31814fb0d3     Document Type: Article

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