Short-term Outcomes of 23-gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Gupta, Omesh P ^a   Ho, Allen C ^a   Kaiser, Peter K ^b   Regillo, Carl D ^a   Chen, Sanford ^c   Dyer, David S ^d   Dugel, Pravin U ^e   Gupta, Sunil ^f   Pollack, John S ^g  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Orange County Retina   (United States)

^d Mid America Retina Consultants   (United States)

^e RETINAL CONSULTANTS OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f Retina Specialists   (United States)

^g Illinois Retina Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CILIARY DISK; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA TEAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SCLEROTOMY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 47549085155     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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