Primary vitrectomy versus scleral buckling for the treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials

Current Eye Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 492-499

  Sun, Qiao ^a   Sun, Tao ^a   Xu, Yi ^a   Yang, Xiao Lu ^a   Xu, Xun ^a   Wang, Bing Shun ^b   Nishimura, Tetsuya ^c   Heimann, Heinrich ^d  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Meta analysis; Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment; Scleral buckling; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

APHAKIA; ARTICLE; CATARACT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETINA DETACHMENT; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

CATARACT; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETINAL DETACHMENT; SCLERAL BUCKLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY, PROLIFERATIVE;

EID: 84861021861     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2012.663854     Document Type: Article

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