Sustained postoperative face-down positioning is unnecessary for successful macular hole surgery

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 664-666

  Mittra, R A ^a   Kim, J E ^b   Han, D P ^b   Pollack, J S ^c  

^a Vitreoretinal Surgery Minneapolis   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA SURGERY; RETINA TEAR; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRONE POSITION; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 66149150284     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.148544     Document Type: Article

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