Acute symptomatic posterior vitreous detachment and delayed retinal breaks

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Williams, Katie M ^a   Watt, Lynda ^a   Williamson, Tom H ^b  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA TEAR; RISK FACTOR; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS DETACHMENT;

EID: 79551558836     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.01973.x     Document Type: Letter

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