Nature of subretinal fluid in patients undergoing vitrectomy for macular hole: A cytopathological and optical coherence tomography study

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 812-816

  Herbert, Edward N ^a,c   Sheth, Hiten G ^a   Wickremasinghe, Sanjeewa ^a   Luthert, Philip J ^b   Bainbridge, James ^a   Gregor, Zdenek J ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Full thickness macular hole; Macrophage; Outerretinal defect; Photoreceptor; Subretinal fluid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTORECEPTOR; RETINA CELL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SUBRETINAL FLUID; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 62149118261     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01901.x     Document Type: Article

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