Clinical and cost-effectiveness of internal limiting membrane peeling for patients with idiopathic full thickness macular hole. Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial: FILMS (Full-thickness macular hole and Internal Limiting Membrane peeling Study)

Trials

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Lois, Noemi ^a   Burr, Jennifer ^b   Norrie, John ^b   Vale, Luke ^b   Cook, Jonathan ^b   McDonald, Alison ^b  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FULL THICKNESS MACULAR HOLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING; INTERVENTION STUDY; LENS IMPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 58149091616     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-9-61     Document Type: Article

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