Use of heavy silicone oil (Densiron-68®) in the treatment of persistent macular holes

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 866-870

  Lappas, Alexandra ^a   Heinrich Foerster, Andreas Michael ^a   Kirchhof, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Densiron 68 ; Internal limiting membrane peeling; Intraocular tamponade; Macular disease; Macular hole; Persistent macular hole; Retinal surgery; Silicone oil

Indexed keywords

DENSIRON 68; SILICONE OIL; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETREATMENT; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; CATARACT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONE OILS; SUPPURATION; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 73349134984     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01371.x     Document Type: Article

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