Iatrogenic Retinal Breaks in 25-gauge Macular Surgery

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Tan, H Stevie ^a   Mura, Marco ^a   de Smet, Marc D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOCOAGULATION; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA INJURY; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA TEAR; SCLEROTOMY; SURGICAL PATIENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT;

EID: 68949126725     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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