Recovery of visual field and acuity after removal of epiretinal and inner limiting membranes

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 220-224

  Garweg, J G ^a,b,c   Bergstein, D ^b   Windisch, B ^d   Koemer, F ^b   Halberstadt, M ^a,e  

^a Swiss Eye Institute   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANINE DYE; INFRACYANINE GREEN; TRYPAN BLUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; HUMAN; PERIMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; COLORING AGENTS; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; HUMANS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; MIDDLE AGED; PERIMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPAN BLUE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 38949206326     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.131862     Document Type: Article

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