A guide to the removal of heavy silicone oil

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 844-847

  Stappler, T ^a   Williams, R ^b   Gibran, S K ^a   Liazos, E ^a   Wong, D ^a,c  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); SILICONE OIL; STEEL;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER ANGLE; ARTICLE; CANNULA; LIQUID; NEEDLE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSION; VACUUM ASPIRATION;

DRAINAGE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RETINAL DETACHMENT; SILICONE OILS;

EID: 45249107274     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.134569     Document Type: Article

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