Comparison of retinal outcomes after scleral buckle or lens-sparing vitrectomy for stage 4 retinopathy of prematurity

Retina

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 753-757

  Hartnett, M Elizabeth ^a   Maguluri, Srilakshmi ^b   Thompson, Hilary W ^b   McColm, Janet R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Lion's Eye Research Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Lens sparing virectomy; Prematurity; Retinal surgery; Retinopathy of prematurity; Scleral buckle; Stage 4 retinopathy of prematurity

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENS SPARING VITRECTOMY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINA ATTACHMENT; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETINA; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERAL BUCKLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 6344250444     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200410000-00011     Document Type: Article

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