Visualising vitreous through modified trans-scleral illumination by maximising the Tyndall effect

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 268-270

  Veckeneer, M ^a   Wong, D ^b,c  

^a ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCARBON; INFUSION FLUID; TRIAMCINOLONE; GLASS FIBER;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LIGHT SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; SCLERA; SCLEROTOMY; SUBRETINAL FLUID; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISION; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; OPTICAL FIBERS; RETINAL DETACHMENT; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SCLERA; TRANSILLUMINATION; TRIAMCINOLONE; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 60849106254     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.147306     Document Type: Article

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