Vitrectomy fluidics

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 226, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 27-35

  Steel, David H W ^a   Charles, Steve ^b,c  

^a SUNDERLAND EYE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Division of Vitreoretinal Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Cut rate; Duty cycle; Fluidics; Infusion; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; INFUSION SYSTEM; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MICROFLUIDICS; PERISTALTIC PUMP; SCLEROTOMY; VITRECTOMY;

DRAINAGE; HUMANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFUSION PUMPS; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 79960733705     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: 14230267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328207     Document Type: Conference Paper

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