Face-down posturing after macular hole surgery: A meta-analysis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 626-631

  Tatham, Andrew ^a   Banerjee, Somnath ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRONE POSITION; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77952128343     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.163741     Document Type: Article

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