Combined 23-gauge, sutureless transconjunctival vitrectomy with phacoemulsification without face down posturing for the repair of idiopathic macular holes

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-221

  Heath, G ^a   Rahman, R ^a  

^a CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Macular hole; Non posturing; Phacovitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TAMPON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS OPACITY; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 77049110097     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2009.292     Document Type: Article

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