Role of vitrectomy in patients with a decrease in visual acuity secondary to asteroid hyalosis;Indications de la vitrectomie chez les patients atteints d'une baisse d'acuité visuelle secondaire à une hyalopathie astéroïde

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 791-794

  Boissonnot, M ^a   Manic, H ^a   Balayre, S ^a   Dighiero, P ^a  

^a POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Asteroid hyalosis; Fluorescein angiography; Synchysis scintillans; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTEROID HYALITIS; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CILIARY DISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; OCULAR FIBROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT;

EID: 4744347860     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0181-5512(04)96215-8     Document Type: Article

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