Trans-vitreal endoresection for vasoproliferative retinal tumours

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 712-716

  Gibran, Syed K ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoresection; Transvitreal approach; Unresponsive VPRT; Vasoproliferative retinal tumour

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYOTHERAPY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE FUNDUS; EYE SYNECHIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RETINA SURGERY; RETINA TUMOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; UVEITIS; VASOPROLIFERATIVE RETINAL TUMOR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BRACHYTHERAPY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CRYOTHERAPY; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR; VISION DISORDERS; VITREORETINOPATHY, PROLIFERATIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149328767     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01880.x     Document Type: Article

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