Comparison of One-year Outcomes between 23- and 20-gauge Vitrectomy for Preretinal Membrane

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Hikichi, Taiichi ^a   Matsumoto, Naomi ^a   Ohtsuka, Hideo ^a   Higuchi, Makoto ^a   Matsushita, Takuro ^a   Ariga, Hiroko ^a   Kosaka, Shyoko ^a   Matsushita, Reiko ^a  

^a Ohtsuka Eye Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 62649131587     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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