Resident-performed prophylactic retinopexy and the risk of retinal detachment

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-126

  Levin, Marc ^a   Naseri, Ayman ^a,b   Stewart, Jay M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; RETINOPEXY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRYOSURGERY; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; LASER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRYOSURGERY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, GAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 64849107582     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20090301-14     Document Type: Article

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