Results of submacular surgery to remove diabetic sub-macular hard exudates

Journal of Medical Investigation

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 211-215

  Naito, Takeshi ^a   Matsushita, Shingo ^a   Sato, Hiroyuki ^a   Katome, Takashi ^a   Nagasawa, Toshihiko ^a   Shiota, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diabetic macular edema; Hard exudates; Submacular surgery; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROGNOSIS; RETINA EXUDATE; RETINA SURGERY; SUBMACULAR SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 56749150535     PISSN: 13431420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2152/jmi.55.211     Document Type: Article

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