Shifting of the proliferative vitreoretinopathy milieu after tamponade with heavy silicone oil in eyes prone to proliferative vitreoretinopathy and bleeding

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 128-129

  Joussen, A M ^a   Lux, A ^a   Kirchhof, B ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE OIL;

BLEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINOTOMY; SCLEROTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY; VITREOUS BODY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; SILICONE OILS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREORETINOPATHY, PROLIFERATIVE;

EID: 58349117666     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.127423     Document Type: Letter

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