Comparison of 25- and 23-gauge sutureless microincision vitrectomy surgery in the treatment of various vitreoretinal diseases

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 869-874

  Nam, Y ^a   Chung, H ^a   Lee, J Y ^a   Kim, J G ^a   Yoon, Y H ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Microincision vitrectomy surgery; Minimally invasive; Sutureless vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROINCISION VITRECTOMY SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SCLEROTOMY; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 77952517600     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2009.206     Document Type: Article

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