Endophthalmitis in the era of small gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomymeta analysis and review of literature

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 275-282

  Bahrani, Hasan M ^a   Fazelat, Ahad A ^a   Thomas, Mathis ^b   Hirose, Tatsuo ^a   Kroll, Arnold J ^a   Lou, Peter L ^a   Ryan, Edward A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

20 gauge; 23 gauge; 25 gauge; Pars plana vitrectomy endophthalmitis; Small gauge vitrectomy; Transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy endophthalmitis

Indexed keywords

20 GAUGE PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY; 25 GAUGE TRANSCONJUNCTIVAL SUTURELESS VITRECTOMY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VITRECTOMY;

CONJUNCTIVA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 78649369180     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: 17445205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820538.2010.518109     Document Type: Review

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