Outcomes and Complications of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair with Selective Sutureless 25-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Bourla, Dan H ^a   Bor, Elite ^a   Axer Siegel, Ruth ^a   Mimouni, Karin ^a   Weinberger, Dov ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT; SCLEROTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 77949654254     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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