Development of full-thickness macular hole despite previous posterior vitreous detachment and vitrectomy for retinal detachment: Two cases

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1025-1027

  Sheth, Hiten G ^a   Bainbridge, J ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Macular hole; Posterior vitreous detachment; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CRYOTHERAPY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA DETACHMENT SURGERY; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA TEAR; RETINOPEXY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT; CRYOSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AGED; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS DETACHMENT;

EID: 58149381010     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210801800631     Document Type: Article

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