Densiron intraocular tamponade: A case series

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-264

  Lim, Beng Liam ^a,b   Vote, Brendan ^a  

^a The Eye Hospital   (Australia)

^b ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Densiron; Proliferative vitreoretinopathy; Retinal detachment

Indexed keywords

DENSIRON 68; PERFLUOROHEXYLOCTANE; SILICONE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA DETACHMENT SURGERY; RETINOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; OCULAR HYPOTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENCE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONE OILS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY, PROLIFERATIVE;

EID: 42449141088     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01721.x     Document Type: Article

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