Determination of the incidence and clinical characteristics of subsequent retinal tears following treatment of the acute posterior vitreous detachment-related initial retinal tears

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 280-284

  Sharma, Mithlesh C ^a   Regillo, Carl D ^b,c   Shuler, Magdalena F ^b   Borrillo, J Luigi ^b   Benson, William E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA TEAR; RETINOPEXY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT;

EID: 3843120941     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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