20-gauge and 23-gauge phacovitrectomy for idiopathic macular holes: Comparison of complications and long-term outcomes

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-77

  Krishnan, R ^a   Tossounis, C ^a   Fung Yang, Y ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

macular hole; retina; surgery; vitrectomy; vitreous

Indexed keywords

BRILLIANT BLUE; TRYPAN BLUE;

20 GAUGE PHACOVITRECTOMY; 23 GAUGE PHACOVITRECTOMY; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC MACULAR HOLE; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; LENS CAPSULE RUPTURE; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETINA TEAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISION; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 84872237845     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2012.227     Document Type: Article

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