Intravitreal injection of expansile perfluoropropane (C3F 8) for the treatment of vitreomacular traction

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Rodrigues, Ian A ^a   Stangos, Alexandros N ^a   McHugh, Dominic A ^a   Jackson, Timothy L ^a,b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERFLUTREN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETINAL THICKNESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOMACULAR TRACTION; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 84872279417     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2012.08.018     Document Type: Article

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