Enhanced internal search for iatrogenic retinal breaks in 20-gauge macular surgery

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1490-1492

  Tan, H Stevie ^a   Oberstein, Sarit Y Lesnik ^a   Mura, Marco ^a   De Smet, Marc D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Center for Specialized Ophthalmology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA SURGERY; RETINA TEAR; SCLEROTOMY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT; CRYOSURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLERA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENSES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERA; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 78149490881     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.172791     Document Type: Article

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