Macular hole surgery with air tamponade and oct-based duration of prone positioning: A modified OCT can determine hole closure and reduce inconvenience for some patients

Retina Today

Volumn , Issue APRIL, 2009, Pages 61-63

  Eckardt, Claus ^a  

^a Augenklinik der Staedtischen Kliniken   (Germany)

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EID: 82155181545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18250572     Source Type: Journal    
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