Posturing after macular hole surgery: A review

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 226, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 3-9

  Chandra, Aman ^a   Charteris, David G ^a   Yorston, David ^b  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Face down posturing; Macular hole; Posturing; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DECUBITUS; ENDOTAMPONADE; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA SURGERY; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS; VITRECTOMY;

ENDOTAMPONADE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRONE POSITION; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 79960725325     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: 14230267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328204     Document Type: Conference Paper

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