Outcomes of 23- and 25-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomies for idiopathic macular holes

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1261-1264

  Kusuhara, S ^a   Ooto, S ^a   Kimura, D ^a   Itoi, K ^a   Mukuno, H ^a   Miyamoto, N ^a   Akimoto, M ^a   Kuriyama, S ^b   Takagi, H ^a  

^a HYOGO PREFECTURAL AMAGASAKI GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b OTSU RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

23 GAUGE TRANSCONJUNCTIVAL SUTURELESS VITRECTOMY; 25 GAUGE TRANSCONJUNCTIVAL SUTURELESS VITRECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC MACULAR HOLE; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINAL BREAK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 51149103747     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.140533     Document Type: Article

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