Comparison of clinical outcomes and wound dynamics of sclerotomy ports of 20, 25, and 23 gauge vitrectomy

Retina

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-231

  Nagpal, Manish ^a   Wartikar, Sharang ^a   Nagpal, Kamal ^a  

^a Retina Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DYNAMICS; ENDOSCOPY; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; SCLEROTOMY; THERAPY EFFECT; VASCULITIS; VEIN OCCLUSION; VISION; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; WOUND CLOSURE; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SCLERA; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERA; SCLEROSTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63249127440     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181934908     Document Type: Article

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