Surgery for epimacular membrane: Impact of retinal internal limiting membrane removal on functional outcome

Retina

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 728-735

  Bovey, Etienne H ^a   Uffer, Sylvie ^a   Achache, Farid ^a  

^a HÔPITAL OPHTALMIQUE JULES GONIN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Epimacular membrane; Retinal internal limiting membrane; Visual acuity; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINA SURGERY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 6344227877     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200410000-00007     Document Type: Article

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