Idiopathic macular holes: Ultrastructural aspects of surgical failure

Retina

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 340-349

  Schumann, Ricarda G ^a   Rohleder, Matthias ^a   Schaumberger, Markus M ^a   Haritoglou, Christos ^a   Kampik, Anselm ^a   Gandorfer, Arnd ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Idiopathic macular holes; Internal limiting membrane; Surgical failure; Ultrastructure; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYOFIBROBLAST; RETINA MACULA HOLE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETINA TEAR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 42449113064     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e31814cef23     Document Type: Article

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