25-, 23-, and 20-gauge vitrectomy in epiretinal membrane surgery: A comparative study of 553 cases

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 249, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1811-1819

  Sandali, Otman ^a   El Sanharawi, Mohamed ^a   Lecuen, Nicolas ^a   Barale, Pierre Olivier ^a   Bonnel, Sebastien ^a   Basli, Elena ^a   Borderie, Vincent ^a   Laroche, Laurent ^a   Monin, Claire ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

Author keywords

20 gauge; 23 gauge; 25 gauge; Complication; Epiretinal membrane; Visual improvement; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL RISK; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

AGED; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 84856288678     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-011-1752-3     Document Type: Article

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