Short-term safety of 23-gauge single-step transconjunctival vitrectomy surgery

Retina

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1486-1490

  Chieh, Janet J ^a   Rogers, Adam H ^a   Wiegand, Torsten W ^a,b   Baumal, Caroline R ^a   Reichel, Elias ^a   Duker, Jay S ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND EYE CENTER   (United States)

^b OPHTHALMIC CONSULTANTS OF BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOROID; CONJUNCTIVA; EFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; SCLEROTOMY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINA DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROSTOMY; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 73349103502     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181aa8e6c     Document Type: Article

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