Peel and peel again

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 373-377

  Gibran, S K ^a   Flemming, B ^a   Stappler, T ^a   Pearce, I ^a   Groenewald, C ^a   Heimann, H ^a   Hiscott, P ^a   Wong, D ^a,b  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; COLORING AGENTS; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPAN BLUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 40549090927     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.129965     Document Type: Article

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