Comparison of 25, 23 and 20-gauge vitrectomy

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-199

  Spirn, Marc J ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

20 gauge; 23 gauge; 25 gauge; Pars plana vitrectomy; Sutureless vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

SILICONE OIL;

ASTIGMATISM; CILIARY DISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VITRECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; SUTURING METHOD;

HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 65549168312     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e328329eaea     Document Type: Review

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