Vitrectomy and gas for inferior break retinal detachments: Are the results comparable to vitrectomy, gas, and scleral buckle?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1376-1379

  Wickham, Louisa ^a   Connor, M ^a   Aylward, G W ^a  

^a WESTERN EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHOROID HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY;

HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERAL BUCKLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 7044245602     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.043687     Document Type: Review

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