Prophylactic circumferential intraoperative laser retinopexy decreases the risk of retinal detachment after macular hole surgery

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 799-802

  Chalam, Kakarla V ^a   Murthy, Ravi K ^a   Gupta, Shailesh K ^a   Khetpal, Vijay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Macular hole repair; Prophylactic circumferential laser retinopexy; Retinal detachment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA TEAR; RETINOPEXY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL RISK; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOTAMPONADE; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINA; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 84864956096     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000115     Document Type: Review

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