Predictive clinical features and outcomes of vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 365-368

  Yorston, D ^a   Wickham, L ^b   Benson, S ^b   Bunce, C ^b   Sheard, R ^b   Charteris, D ^b  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETINAL DETACHMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 40549095316     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.124495     Document Type: Article

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